New Race Across The World in show first as former couple take on hit BBC show
RACE Across the World’s return has been confirmed as a former couple sign up for the hit show.
The brand new BBC series will feature once-married Yin and Gaz along with a pair of sisters, a set of teenage lovebirds and a mother and son.
The Great Wall of China will be the starting point before the teams cross through Nepal to India and reach the finish line in Kanniyakumari, some 14,000km away.
The Beeb had to skirt China in 2024 because of travel difficulties still in place since Covid.
Without smart phones or bank cards, the teams must make the trek using only the cost of a plane ticket.
The teams for the new series include sisters Elizabeth and Letitia, brothers Brian and Melvyn, teenage couple Fin and Sioned and mother and son Caroline and Tom.
Race Across the World returns on Wednesday, April 23 at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
Fans will watch the teams compete over nine, hour-long episodes.
Meanwhile, last year’s winner Alfie Watts finally paid for his Kobe beef meal – months after winning the reality show.
The 21-year-old took part in the hit BBC series alongside his childhood friend Owen Wood in 2024.
Race Across the World fans watched as the pals travelled over 14,000 kilometres from Sapporo in Japan all the way to Gili in Indonesia.
During the seven-week race Alfie and Owen reached Kobe, where they were treated to a free steak after being stunned at the price, whilst on a limited budged.
The kind gesture left viewers at home touched, as the boys got to try the melt-in-the-mouth grub.
Race Across The World - Winners so far
Since launching in 2019, BBC travel competition series Race Across The World has had four series to date. Let's take a look at back at the winners so far...
- Series one: Elaine and Tony Teasdale: This married couple, who are retired PE teachers, won the very first series of Race Across The World.
- Series two: Emon and Jamiul Choudhury: The uncle and nephew duo emerged victorious in the show’s second outing.
- Series three: Tricia Sail and Cathie Rowe: These lifelong friends became the first non-familial pair to win a series.
- Series four: Alfie Watts and Owen Wood: Both aged 20, these friends bested four other pairs to win series four.