The full lineup for the new series of Celebrity Race Across the World has been revealed. Here is who’s joining the stampede to Melbourne, Australia.
The star-studded line-up of Celebrity Race Across the World get ready to travel the globe with nothing but a few meagre pennies and a BBC film crew for company tonight.
The mission begins tonight in Kuching, in the Malaysian state of Sarawak in Northwest Borneo, the start of a 7,500km journey to Melbourne in Australia via five different checkpoints and the small matter of the Indian Ocean.
The celebs are given a budget of about £26 a day to make the trip which is so devoid of luxuries some of them might be in for a shock. Here’s who’s taking part as the series returns to BBC One tonight at 8am…
Sam Ryder and Kaz
Eurovision star Sam Ryder will appear alongside his best friend and tour manager Kaz, who he has known for 13 years.
Spaceman singer Sam, 37, reckoned the pair had an advantage because they’ve already spent years travelling around different locations together.
The musician, who is starring as in the West End revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, said: “I reckon we can smash this. Think about all the places we’ve slept over the years on tour.”
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Princess and Junior Andre
The children of Katie Price and Peter Andre have begun to carve out their own careers in showbiz in recent years, with Princess, 19, heading up her own ITV2 reality show and Junior, 21, working as a musician.
Princess said: “Everything we do, we get compared to our parents, but we actually have our own thing that we do.” Junior added, optimistically: “I’m so excited for this. I cannot wait to do this. We’re going to win.”
The duo are the only brother-sister duo on this year’s edition of the BBC show, where individual teams try to travel the globe without access to planes, credit cards or smartphones.
A source told The Sun of the show’s new signing: “Princess and Junior have proven themselves to be well-mannered, hardworking kids and opportunities continue to come their way. Execs were impressed with the ratings for The Princess Diaries but also how they came across.
“They’re brilliant signings for Celeb Race as they bring with them a younger audience. But bosses are also looking forward to seeing how they cope with the stripped-back style of travelling as they’re more at home in five-star hotels than a hostel.”
Ella Eyre and Nana
BRIT Award-winning singer-songwriter Ella Eyre will be competing alongside her childhood friend Nana.
The Waiting All Night star said they met at school 20 years ago and never did a gap year saying that now was the time for them to “have their fun”.
Nana added: “We’re going to make a good team. I fear for our competitors.”
Jeff Stelling and Matt
Veteran sports broadcaster Jeff Stelling, 71, is taking part with his son Matt.
Former Sky Sports and Countdown host Jeff, who now hosts some days of the TalkSport breakfast show, said: “Work’s been a massive part of my life. Now I don’t have quite the demands that I used to have, so it’s perfect timing.”
Matt added: “It’s all aligned. In my time in hostels I have to say, I didn’t see a single backpacker in their seventies.”
Who won in 2025?
Last year, it was The One Show star Roman Kemp and his sister Harley Moon, the children of Martin and Shirlie Kemp, who emerged victorious from the series.
Following his win, Roman told The Mirror: “It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life, by far.” Bravely, Roman continued: “And doing it with no antidepressants is the hardest thing ever.
I was on the verge of a panic attack constantly.” Roman started taking sertraline, an antidepressant known as an SSRI, as a teenager, as well as dealing with suicidal thoughts from the age of 15. But it was, it’s the best thing. I think retrospectively [it’s] the best thing I have ever done because I spent ridiculous time with my sister and that’s something we never. Never did.”
Celebrity Race Across The World will air on BBC One and iPlayer soon
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