#292. 90s Gladiator Shadow, Doorman Nightmares & Drug Debt Manhunt - Jefferson King

Eventful Lives Podcast

Dodge Woodall

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5 • 857 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Jefferson King is an ex-doorman and bodybuilder famous for his starring role in 90s TV show Gladiators. We talk through his multiple imprisonments including a blackmail plot over a drugs debt.

Known as Shadow from the ITV game show, Jeff was one of four people arrested for drub debt conspiracy. We delve deep into his past and how addiction can consume someones life.

This is the eventful life of Mr Jefferson King

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0:00.0	When did you first start working on the doors in London?
0:02.0	I remember one of the guys I used to work, we used to have a cattle prod.
0:05.0	Mate, that's another level, a cattle prod.
0:07.0	Have that.
0:08.0	Fabric, you've done turn mills, you've done ministry.
0:11.0	Yeah, I've done ministry of sound.
0:13.0	Yeah.
0:14.0	Did you used to finish your clubs and then go to ministry and party with a load of faces afterwards?
0:17.0	From Friday night, I don't think things stopped until a Sunday night. Wow, are we talking about this?
0:21.3	Yeah, this is fascinating. The moment you left, Gladiators, how did you explain Jeff in his 30s?
0:28.2	I was lost, man.
0:29.8	So how many times have you been to prison in your life?
0:33.1	Well, I don't know what's wrong with her. Scrubs, high down. Are we really talking about this?
0:37.3	Yeah, this is fascinating. I want to know what led wrong with it. Scrubs. Yeah. Hi down. Are we really talking about this?
0:38.3	Yeah.
0:39.3	This is fascinating.
0:40.3	I want to know what led you to get to that six years.
0:42.3	I still can't believe we're talking about this.
0:44.3	No, but this is real.
0:45.3	What happened for me to get six years?
0:46.3	Yeah.
0:47.3	So we're looking for him.
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