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Gladiators' Falcon, also known by her real name of Bernadette Hunt, had historically tried her hand at everything from ballet to bodybuilding in the lead-up to finding success on the ITV show.
Now, almost two years after her death, the shock amount that she left behind in her will has been revealed. The formidable fighter honoured her son Adam and then teenage daughter Angel with a sum totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Probate documents confirmed that her estate had been valued at £444,000 - but after debts and costs were deducted, it was reduced to £293,000. The star, who competed in jousting and Powerball events in her 1990s heyday as a Gladiator, had been bravely battling with cancer for years.
Millions of viewers had watched her on ITV, with the Queen song Breakthru becoming synonymous with her presence. Poignantly, the show she'd loved so much had been set for a huge comeback after switching channels to the BBC in 2023, but she didn't live long enough to see the revival unfold.
That said, Falcon had turned down the chance to appear in a mini-reboot of the show on Sky TV back in 2008. The former star, who'd had a daughter aged just four at the time, opted instead to "keep a low profile".
She was thought to have been working as a fitness instructor in Basingstoke after choosing a quieter pace of life following the show.
Gladiators had been notoriously brutal the first time round, with co-stars such as Hunter (James Crossley) once famously choosing to continue in battle despite a horrific injury to his shoulder.
Meanwhile, Falcon had been fortunate enough to have avoided injury in the Tilt game, which was removed from the show in 1995 for safety reasons.
Therefore, she recalled of the Sky revival that she'd proudly be cheering on the contestants from the sofa instead.
The big-hearted charity fundraiser had helped gain support for organisations including Children With Leukaemia in the lead-up to her death.
The tragic news was announced by Rick Jango, her younger sister's partner, who revealed her reputation as "the nicest" of the Gladiators in a poignant social media post.
He wrote: "I had the privilege to be in her company a few times & I have to say she was one of the most lovely people I have ever met.
"She never had a bad word to say about anyone, indeed she was always known a the nicest 'Gladiator', always stopping to speak & sign autographs for anyone."
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