Two Celebrity Race Across The World stars have officially been confirmed for the upcoming series.
A new group of celebs will be taking on the ultimate race by travelling across the world with no phones or internet access.
Earlier this year, the winners of the civilian Race Across the World series were, for the first time in the show’s history, a mother and son pairing, as Caroline and Tom took home first place following the 14,100km race across Asia.
This came after Scott Mills and husband Sam Vaughan were crowned champions in the celebrity version after a trip of a lifetime through South America.
They beat runners-up Kola Bokinni and cousin Mary Ellen and Jeff Brazier and son Freddy, who were in third place. Heart radio host Kelly Brook and husband Jeremy Parisi finished last.
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This time around, the BBC have teased this year’s line-up, which is expected to air either later this year or in early 2026.
Who has been confirmed?
In a post on Instagram, the BBC have officially revealed that Derry Girls star Dylan Llewellyn and his mum Jackie will be taking part.
The 33-year-old, who is also known for Big Boys and Beyond Paradise, appeared on Radio 2 this morning to discuss the upcoming series.
The celebrities are set to visit Central America in the new series, with Llwewellyn revealing the new series begins in Mexico and concludes in Colombia, more than 5,900km away.
Describing their experience on the show, Llewellyn said: ‘It’s like a whole whirlwind of emotions, and so many struggles and challenges.
‘But also, I feel like you grow a lot as a person. I feel like I’m a better person after it.
‘We were a great team, we helped each other a lot. We had each other’s backs.’
A few hours after this was announced, the BBC then confirmed Anita Rani will also be taking part.
The presenter, 47, who has hosted Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4 since 2021, said: ‘I can finally reveal to you all that I will be doing Celebrity Race Across the World with my dad.
‘Yeah, with my dad! I can’t tell you any more than that. You’ll have to watch it to find out. But, yeah, I got to do the dream programme.’
Who else is being rumoured?
Earlier this week, the Race Across the World Instagram account posted another image, teasing who the potential celebrities could be.
The caption read: ‘Four celebrity pairs, numerous countries, zero VIP treatment. With no phones or flights allowed, famous faces and family pairs take on a race across the world – by any means necessary.’
The pictures – which included an Albert Square Street sign from EastEnders and a football – has had fans guessing in the comments section.
So far, Molly Rainford have Roman Kemp have been rumoured to be taking part.
A Tom Grennan t-shirt was also used, which could suggest Roman and Tom might team up as they co-host a podcast together.
The EastEnders clue seems to be a dead giveaway Strictly Come Dancing star Molly.
The 24-year-old recently announced her engagement to presenter Tyler West.
Celebrity Race Across the World is expected to air on BBC One later this year or early 2026.
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