Omorogbe appeared in
The Sun as a finalist in Miss United Kingdom, where she was spotted by
Gladiators referee
John Anderson, and was asked to audition for the cult television show. She was not considered fit or strong enough, so she quit her ambulance job and left Hastings to focus on training with a
Taekwando expert in order to pass the rigorous fitness test required by
London Weekend Television. After five months of training, Omorogbe passed the tests for the show and became the Gladiator "Rio." As Rio, Omorogbe had a high win count, crashed into a contender so hard in one episode that a door jammed, and in series 5 was dubbed "the undefeated Queen of Duel." and was a guest on television shows such as
Fully Booked and the
Generation Game. She also worked as a stuntwoman on the
Ridley Scott film
Gladiator (2000), starring as the gold breastplate wearing
gladiatrix and
archer who is in sliced half by a barbed chariot wheel during a battle in the
Colosseum. presenting at the British SuperBike Championship in 2007 After taking part in six series of
Gladiators from 1996 until 2000, Omorogbe turned her love of motorbikes into a television career. She presented numerous television shows in quick succession to gain experience, including
Car Crazy Rio,
Top Bikes,
Two Wheels, and
Pulling Power. Like
Suzi Perry and Fran Robinson before her, Omorogbe was the pit-side reporter for Live Speedway on
Sky Sports. tested vehicles, and interviewed celebrities such as
Jeremy Clarkson. Her other televisions roles include presenting
House Race for
ITV with
Mike Brewer. In 2024, Omorogbe was interviewed by
GladPod: The Gladiators Podcast. ==Writing==