Zack George

Zack Edward George was born on 13 July 1990 in Leicester, England to a Guyanese father and an English mother.^[4][7] George was overweight as a child and said that until the age of 14, "he'd have McDonald's four or five times a week and big bags of Haribo every day after school."^[4][8][9]

George, age 18, pursued a single year personal training course at Loughborough University, after working for a chain of gyms.^[4][10] In 2012, George began a period training as a CrossFit athlete, and in 2020 he placed well in the UK CrossFit Open.^[11][12] He qualified for the CrossFit Games, however lost his spot due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4][13][14]

In January 2024, he began appearing as "Steel" on the television endurance sports game show Gladiators.^{[15][16][17][18]} George appeared as Steel alongside fellow Gladiator, Giant (Jamie Bigg) at Sheffield railway station, to promote the revived game show.^[19]

George has a daughter, born in 2023. Previously he had a son (2025) deceased following premature birth.^[20] He married Samantha Brown in 2024.^[21][22]