{"id":31902,"date":"2023-04-07T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T07:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1807130"},"modified":"2023-04-07T09:42:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T07:42:47","slug":"pilgrimage-the-road-through-portugal-cast-full-line-up-of-celebrities","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/pilgrimage-the-road-through-portugal-cast-full-line-up-of-celebrities\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal cast \u2013 Full line-up of celebrities"},"content":{"rendered":"

The seven stars will be travelling 364km across northern Portugal together in the latest instalment of this thought-provoking BBC series. <\/p>

By Katie Rosseinsky\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 07 April 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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BBC\u2019s Pilgrimage is back for another season \u2013 and this time, seven celebrities will be trekking across northern Portugal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Their destination will be the city of Fatima, where three children saw apparitions of the Virgin Mary back in 2017; since then, Fatima has become one of the most important Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world, attracting hundreds of thousands of pilgrims and tourists every year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The seven famous faces will begin their journey on Portugal\u2019s northern border, before following the Fatima Way for 364km, eventually arriving in the city in time for a special candlelit vigil. All of them come from different religious backgrounds and have different ideas about faith, which they\u2019ll be discussing \u2013 and challenging \u2013 along the way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s your guide to the stars taking part in Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Su Pollard<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Su Pollard in Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/CTVC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age<\/b>: 72<\/span><\/p>\n

Job<\/b>: Actor<\/span><\/p>\n

Instagram<\/b>: <\/span>@officialsupollard<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter<\/b>: n\/a<\/span><\/p>\n

Pollard is best known for her role as chalet maid Peggy in the BBC comedy Hi-de-Hi!, set in a holiday camp in a fictional seaside town.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She stayed on the show for all nine seasons, during which time she had a number two single, presented children\u2019s TV and co-hosted It\u2019s a Royal Knockout, the infamous royal spin-off of the TV competition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pollard has also appeared in sitcoms like You Rang, M\u2019Lord? and Oh, Doctor Beeching.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not deeply religious but I do like to think that God is my friend and when you\u2019re on a journey like this, without your usual comforting things around you, you\u2019ve got more time to talk to yourself and ask yourself certain questions,\u201d she said ahead of taking part in Pilgrimage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bobby Seagull<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Bobby Seagull in Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/CTVC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age<\/b>: 38<\/span><\/p>\n

Job<\/b>: Broadcaster and mathematician<\/span><\/p>\n

Instagram<\/b>: <\/span>@bobby_seagull<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter<\/b>: <\/span>@bobby_seagull<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Bobby Seagull appeared on University Challenge in 2017, as part of the team from Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Since then, he has co-hosted radio and TV shows alongside fellow University Challenge contestant Eric Monkman (who was part of a rival team, representing Wolfson College).<\/span><\/p>\n

He has presented maths challenges on BBC Radio 4 and in 2021 appeared as a \u201ctrapper\u201d on the Channel 4 game show The Answer Trap. His book The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers<\/a> was published in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seagull said that he decided to take on the pilgrimage \u201cbecause I\u2019ve reached a crossroads in my life where faith has played a big part, but at stages it has drifted\u201d. Now, he wants to \u201cunderstand whether faith can play a big part in my life going forward\u201d \u2013 and is even \u201choping there could be a new Bobby at the end of this experience\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vicky Pattison<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Vicky Pattison in Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/CTVC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age<\/b>: 34<\/span><\/p>\n

Job<\/b>: Reality TV star and influencer<\/span><\/p>\n

Instagram<\/b>: <\/span>@vickypattison<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter<\/b>: <\/span>@vickypattison<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Since she made her debut on Geordie Shore<\/a> back in 2011, Vicky Pattison has become a fixture on the UK\u2019s reality TV scene, appearing in shows like Ex on the Beach and going on to win I\u2019m a Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out of Here!<\/a> in 2015.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She had a stint as a regular panellist on Loose Women following her time in the jungle, and has also taken part in shows like Celebrity MasterChef, Celebrity Coach Trip and Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. She also headed back Down Under in 2018 to take part in the Aussie version of I\u2019m a Celeb, eventually coming in fourth place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year, she presented the Channel 4 documentary Alcohol, Dad and Me<\/a>, which saw Pattison confront her relationship with alcohol and explore how her father\u2019s drinking impacted her upbringing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think by challenging myself and by getting out of my comfort zone, that\u2019s when I can broaden my horizons,\u201d she said. \u201cI know there\u2019ll be some differing viewpoints, some faiths I\u2019m not familiar with, some opinions that are probably different to mine, but I think the key to us all getting along is just understanding.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Rita Simons<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Rita Simons in Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/CTVC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age<\/b>: 45<\/span><\/p>\n

Job<\/b>: Actor<\/span><\/p>\n

Instagram<\/b>: <\/span>@rita_simonsofficial<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter<\/b>: <\/span>@officialrita<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Best known for her role as Roxy Mitchell on EastEnders, Rita Simons appeared on the BBC soap from 2007 to 2017.\u00a0 Before that, though, she was a member of Noughties girl group Girls@Play, who released two top 30 singles and supported the likes of Hear\u2019Say and Steps on tour.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since leaving Albert Square behind, Simons has appeared in stage musicals like Legally Blonde and Everybody\u2019s Talking About Jamie, and had a role in the ITV detective drama Professor T. In 2018, she took part in I\u2019m a Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out of Here!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not entirely sure how comfortable I am about revealing to the Jewish community how little I practise the religion,\u201d she said ahead of appearing on the show. \u201cI do think it\u2019s very important to know who you are, regardless of how people may judge you and I am comfortable at 45 with who I am.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Shane Lynch<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Shane Lynch in Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/CTVC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age<\/b>: 46<\/span><\/p>\n

Job<\/b>: Singer<\/span><\/p>\n

Instagram<\/b>: <\/span>@shanelynchlife<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter<\/b>: <\/span>@shanelynchlife<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Lynch secured a spot in Boyzone after auditioning for manager Louis Walsh in Dublin, who was trying to create the Irish answer to Take That.<\/span><\/p>\n

The group went on to earn six UK number one singles, before splitting up in 1999, but have since reunited a handful of times.<\/span><\/p>\n

Though Lynch was known as the \u2018bad boy\u2019 of the band thanks to his tattoos and sweary outbursts, he became a born-again Christian in 2003.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy relationship with God is very tight and I love it,\u201d he said. \u201cThe reason why I\u2019m taking on this pilgrimage is just to find a bit of clarity in my life. I want to put myself into a position that I\u2019ve never experienced before and hopefully find out some amazing and emotional things, so this pilgrimage for me is all about the knowledge I can gather, and about my God.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Millie Knight<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Millie Knight in Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/CTVC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age<\/b>: 23<\/span><\/p>\n

Job<\/b>: Skier and Paralympian<\/span><\/p>\n

Instagram<\/b>: <\/span>@knight_millie<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter<\/b>: <\/span>@knight_millie<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Skier Millie Knight, who lost the majority of her sight at the age of six, began training with the British Paralympic development squad in 2013, before making her Winter Paralympic debut at Sochi the following year. Aged 15, she was the youngest ever Team GB competitor at a winter Paralympics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since then, Knight has won silver and bronze Paralympic medals, and took home gold medals at the World Championships in 2017 and 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely believe in God but it\u2019s not something I really talk about publicly \u2013 it\u2019s something I keep very private,\u201d she said. \u201cWhether it\u2019s exploring other people\u2019s faiths or just being inquisitive, I think this pilgrimage could be really cool. I think to question and to doubt faith is the way to gain strength.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Nabil Abdulrashid<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Nabil Abdulrashid in Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/CTVC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age<\/b>: 37<\/span><\/p>\n

Job<\/b>: Comedian<\/span><\/p>\n

Instagram<\/b>: <\/span>@manlikenabz<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter<\/b>: <\/span>@nabilu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Back in 2010, 25-year-old Nabil Abdulrashid became the youngest Black comedian to perform stand-up at the Hammersmith Apollo. Ten years later, he appeared on Britain\u2019s Got Talent, receiving a golden buzzer from Alesha Dixon which catapulted him into the semi-finals. He ended up coming in fourth place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI went on a pilgrimage to Mecca as a kid, but I\u2019m yet to do it as an adult, so it\u2019s kind of funny that I\u2019m going on a Catholic pilgrimage first,\u201d he said. \u201cObviously, I will not be partaking in any of the religious rituals, but I\u2019ll obviously give them their due respect, as I like seeing and learning new things. Watching any group of people do something for the sake of God, even if it\u2019s not my way, will be inspiring.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal starts on Friday 7th April on BBC Two. <\/strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<\/strong>Entertainment<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<\/strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong>Streaming Guide<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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