BBC announces four pairs for Celebrity Race Across the World

The BBC has announced four pairs for the upcoming series of Celebrity Race Across the World, including siblings Princess and Junior Andre, who will compete together in the travel challenge. The lineup also includes singer Sam Ryder and his tour manager Kaz Coles, singer Ella Eyre and her childhood friend Nana, and broadcaster Jeff Stelling with his son Matt. The announcement confirms the participants, but the series’ exact broadcast date has not been specified. The BBC has described it as coming soon, while reports have placed its expected broadcast in autumn 2026 or later this year. No supplied information confirms that filming has taken place or that the series has aired. According to details published about the format, teams are to start in Kuching, Malaysia, pass through five checkpoints across three countries and two continents, and finish in Melbourne, Australia. They will travel without flights, using local transport and a physical map, and will have a daily budget of £26 per person. The route and budget details have not been independently confirmed in the other reports.