Du'aine Ladejo is an English-born athlete and television personality.
Education
Ladejo started his education at Forest Grange School in West Sussex, before going on to King Edward's School, Witley. He completed his high school education in the United States at Medina High School in Medina, Ohio, where he graduated in 1988. He then went on to study radio, television and film at the University of Texas, graduating in 1993.
Career
Since retiring from athletics, he has appeared on several television shows including Gladiators, where he is known by his Gladiator alias "Predator". Following the 1996 Olympics, Ladejo switched his focus to other athletics events, though he never enjoyed as much success as he did in the 400 metres. He tried his hand at the Decathlon, in which he finished seventh at the 1998 , and also competed in the 400 metre hurdles.
During his athletics career, Ladejo trained with Birchfield Harriers. For a period during his athletics career, Ladejo also presented a TV show, Du'aine's World, on London Weekend Television. In the early 2000s, Ladejo competed in the BBC TV sports show Superstars, winning the competition in 2004 and finishing runner-up to Alain Baxter in 2005.
Ladejo also appeared on the ITV reality TV show Celebrity Love Island in 2005. In 2007 Ladejo and Adam Hollioake formed Quiet Storm Productions, which owned the television show Australia's Greatest Athlete. In 2008, Ladejo joined the Sky One revival of the TV show Gladiators, competing under the Gladiator alias "Predator".