Here’s everything we know so far about the BBC’s Celebrity Race Across the World.
After the latest season of Race Across the World ended, we’ve been left with a giant space in our hearts where the BBC programme once was.
But fear not, because the celebrity version of the show is set to return to our screens very soon – yippee!
This week, the cast of Celebrity Race Across the World was announced by the BBC – and among them we can expect to see a famous musician, as well as one of our favourite broadcasters.
The programme will see the pairs compete against each other to be the first couple to make it from Marrakech, Morocco – the most north-western country in Africa – to the finish point in Tromsø, Norway, known as the Arctic capital.
The 10,000km journey will cover 24 countries, including regions in the mighty Alps, unexplored Central Europe, the fairy tale Baltic States, and snowy Scandinavia.
So if, like us, you’re obsessed with the show, read on to find out all you need to know about the next celebrity-studded series…
Celebrity Race Across the World release date speculation
While we still don’t know the exact date that Celebrity Race Across the World will hit the small screen, the trailer was shared at the end of the last season of the civilian version.
And in March, BBC commissioning editor Michael Jochnowitz told RadioTimes.com and other press that we’ll be able to feast our eyes on it at some point this year.
“It’s looking incredible,” he said. “It’s probably more of a traditional race in terms of [the] number of countries that they’re going to travel through. It will be out later this year.”
The spin-off series was shot at the end of last year. It was first commissioned in 2019, but filming was pushed back due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of that year.
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“We were weeks away from filming the celebrity Race Across the World and I was having the conversation internally where we were like, ‘We’re gonna have to pause the show,’” Jochnowitz recalled. “It was the first big show that had got pulled because of COVID.
“I remember it vividly because we were looking at the map around the world and, at that time, it was going to go via China – ‘Well, that’s not going to work’ – but South America was looking good. So we decided to pause it and [thought], ‘We’ll be up and running again in a few weeks’ time…’”
Who is in the Celebrity Race Across the World cast?
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The line-up for the celebrity version of Race Across the World has finally been announced, and we can’t wait to see what the pairs get up to!
The four couples consist of:
- McFly drummer Harry Judd and his mother Emma
- Broadcaster Alex Beresford and his dad Noel
- Singer Mel Blatt and her mum Helene
- British racing driver and pundit Billy Monger and his sister Bonny
Is there a Celebrity Race Across the World trailer?
A teaser trailer for Celebrity Race Across the World was aired on TV after the latest run of regular Race Across the World ended.
However, it’s yet to make its way to any of the official BBC social media channels online, so watch this space and we’ll update here when it does.
Previous seasons of Race Across the World are available to stream now on BBC iPlayer. Check out more of our Entertainment coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what’s on.
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