{"id":37035,"date":"2023-09-20T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T07:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1885011"},"modified":"2023-09-20T09:39:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T07:39:46","slug":"who-is-melanie-blatt-and-her-mum-helene-celebrity-race-across-the-world-2023-cast","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-melanie-blatt-and-her-mum-helene-celebrity-race-across-the-world-2023-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Melanie Blatt and her mum Helene? Celebrity Race Across the World 2023 cast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mel Blatt and her mum Helene have teamed up for Celebrity Race Across the World. <\/p>

By Grace Henry\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 20 September 2023 at 07:00 AM<\/p>

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Four celebrities and their loved ones are about to strap on their backpacks and running shoes for a special season of Celebrity Race Across the World<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll be making their way from Marrakech, Morocco to Troms\u00f8, Norway \u2013 which is known as the Arctic capital \u2013 and will have to do this without the use of phones or internet access.<\/p>\n

Hoping to complete the race is singer Melanie Blatt and her mother Helene, who are looking forward to the \u201cchallenge\u201d.<\/p>\n

Asked why she signed up for the show, Mel said: \u201cBasically, the unknown\u2026 This was a chance to challenge myself to do things I\u2019d never usually do in a million years.\u201d<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll compete against the likes of McFly\u2019s Harry Judd<\/a> and his mum Emma, British racing driver and pundit Billy Monger with his sister, Bonny, and broadcaster Alex Beresford<\/a> who is travelling with his dad, Noel.<\/p>\n

So, who exactly is Mel Blatt, and why did she decide to take on this race with her mother?<\/p>\n

As Celebrity Race Across the World comes to BBC<\/a> One, here\u2019s everything you ned to know about the contestants<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who is Melanie Blatt?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Melanie Blatt is an English singer who is best known for being part of the girl group All Saints, which she became a member of in 1997.<\/p>\n

Mel has also released music as a solo artist, including single Do Me Wrong and See Me. In 2o13 and 2015, she was a judge on The\u00a0 X Factor<\/a> NZ.<\/p>\n

And this wouldn\u2019t be Mel\u2019s first reality TV<\/a> stint. Last year she took part in Celebrity MasterChef<\/a> and made it to the finals alongside McFly\u2019s Danny Jones and Lisa Snowdown, who was eventually crowned the 2022 winner.<\/p>

Why did Mel choose to do Celebrity Race Across the World with her mum Helene?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Despite having lived next door to one another for the past 10 years, Helene wasn\u2019t Mel\u2019s first choice.<\/p>\n

Speaking in an issue of Radio Times Magazine<\/strong>, Mel explained: \u201cShe wasn\u2019t my first choice! It had been offered to me and Shaz from All Saints, but I was pretty sure she wouldn\u2019t be up for it, as she\u2019s got two young kids. Mum was exactly the right person \u2013 she loves travelling, and the show.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Helene wasn\u2019t upset about being Mel\u2019s back-up, saying: \u201cAt my age, any experience is good, so I was ready to give it a go.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy husband and I once took a year off to travel the world on a budget, but a lot of these countries \u2013 and languages \u2013 were new to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

When does Celebrity Race Across the World 2023 start?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The celebrity version of the BBC One show will kick off on BBC One on Wednesday 20th September at 9pm.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

It will see all four teams setting off from Morocco, as they prepare to take on a journey that will span 24 countries and over 10,000km.<\/p>