George Pig to get a hearing aid from Gladiators star Fury

You might be used to seeing Gladiators star Fury lending her muscles to the show each week, but she'll soon be lending her voice to another programme - Peppa Pig.

For more than 20 years the animated show has told the story of Peppa, who lives with Daddy Pig, Mummy Pig, her little brother George, and her baby sister Evie.

George will be at the centre of an upcoming storyline, where he will be getting a hearing aid due to partial hearing loss.

Fury, whose real name is Jodie Ounsley, who was born deaf, will star in the show as George's audiologist, a specialist ear doctor.

Jodie has a special device fitted to help her hear called a cochlear implant.

She said she couldn't believe it when she was first offered the part in the hit show and wanted to bring a "positive tone" to the role.

"It's been incredible, and I'm so grateful to be part of it."

Peppa Pig was first shown in 2004, it's been broadcast in over 40 languages and is available in more than 180 territories around the world.

The show's official YouTube channel has over 43 million subscribers.

The storyline about George's hearing loss has been developed in partnership with the National Deaf Children's Society and is due to come out March 9.