The Circle viewers furious as Hunter from Gladiators catfishes as an NHS nurse ‘during a pandemic’

THE Circle viewers were left furious as Hunter from Gladiators catfished as an NHS nurse “during a pandemic”.

The bodybuilder – real name James Crossley – is hoping to win the £100,000 to give half the winnings to actual nurses.

But The Circle viewers were not happy with the decision to play nurse Gemma, saying it “didn’t sit right”.

One person said: “my stomach actually flipped when he said he would win them over by pretending to be an NHS nurse because everyone would respect her like how sick can you get? Pandemic is still here man can you not”

Another added: “No! you don’t lie about being a paediatric nurse! Even claiming you would give half the money to local nurses, leaves a bad taste James!”

A third remarked: “Being a paediatric healthcare assistant, I actually find it a massive insult that he’s pretending to be a paediatric nurse for popularity especially after the year we’ve had”

The Circle sees several contestants living in a block of flats who can only communicate through a special social media app.

The most popular person among them eventually wins £100,000, with losers being “blocked”.

Former Gladiator James wants to try a different challenge that isn’t “bone crushing” and plans to use any money he wins to donate it to NHS nurses.

“I think The Circle will be an interesting challenge to try and get  away with playing somebody else, it uses different muscles to what I’m used to,” he said ahead of the show.