Cliff Notes – Who’s doing Celebrity Race Across The World 2025? Full cast revealed
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Dylan Llewellyn and Jackie: The Derry Girls star and his mother will embark on the race, starting in Mexico and ending in Colombia, sharing a transformative experience together.
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Anita Rani and Bal: The BBC presenter will compete alongside her father, expressing excitement about participating in what she describes as a “dream programme.”
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Tyler West and Molly Rainford: The engaged couple, who met on Strictly Come Dancing, are set to join the adventure, with both expressing their enthusiasm for the upcoming challenges.
Who’s doing Celebrity Race Across The World 2025? Full cast revealed
All four Celebrity Race Across the World teams have been unveiled (Picture: BBC/ StudioLambert/ Carlos Montero)
The countdown is on for the next season of Celebrity Race Across The World – with the teams and start date now officially confirmed.
A new group of celebs will be taking on the ultimate race by travelling across the world with no phones or internet access – this time spanning the undiscovered Caribbean and Pacific coast of Central America.
The new season will kick off on the idyllic Caribbean island of Isla Mujeres, just off the easternmost point of Mexico, with the finish line 5,900km away in the remote and breathtaking Península de La Guajira in Colombia
Earlier this year, the winners of the civilian Race Across the World series were, for the first time in the show’s history, a mother and son pairing, as Caroline and Tom took home first place following the 14,100km race across Asia.
This came after Scott Mills and husband Sam Vaughan were crowned champions in the celebrity version after a trip of a lifetime through South America.
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Here’s what we know about the teams competing – and when the first episode will hit screens.
Who is in the 2025 line-up?
Dylan Llewellyn and mum Jackie
In a post on Instagram, the BBC revealed that Derry Girls star Dylan Llewellyn and his mum Jackie will be taking part.
Dylan Llewellyn discussed the upcoming series on Radio 2 (Picture: BBC Radio 2)
The 33-year-old, who is also known for Big Boys and Beyond Paradise, appeared on Radio 2 last month to discuss the upcoming series.
The celebrities are set to visit Central America in the new series, with Llewellyn revealing the new series begins in Mexico and concludes in Colombia, more than 5,900km away.
Describing their experience on the show, Llewellyn said: ‘It’s like a whole whirlwind of emotions, and so many struggles and challenges.
‘But also, I feel like you grow a lot as a person. I feel like I’m a better person after it.
Dylan will take part in the series with his mother Jackie (Picture: Race Across The World)
‘We were a great team, we helped each other a lot. We had each other’s backs.’
Anita Rani and her dad Bal
A few hours after this was announced, the BBC then confirmed Anita Rani will also be taking part.
The presenter, 47, who has hosted Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4 since 2021, said: ‘I can finally reveal to you all that I will be doing Celebrity Race Across the World with my dad.
‘Yeah, with my dad! I can’t tell you any more than that. You’ll have to watch it to find out. But, yeah, I got to do the dream programme.’
Tyler West and Molly Rainford
Presenter and DJ Tyler West and actor and singer Molly Rainford – who recently celebrated their engagement – are the third couple to join this adventure of a lifetime.
In a video announcing the news, Tyler celebrated with a fist pump, saying: ‘That’s what I’m talking about’.
‘I’m so happy we can finally talk about it,’ Molly added, as Tyler joked he’s ‘sweating’ and promised it was ‘gonna be good’.
The pair first met on Strictly Come Dancing in 2022, and fans rejoiced when Tyler proposed earlier this year.
The Eastenders star joined Tyler on his Kiss FM show to talk more about the exciting development as cheers rang out around the recording studio.
‘I can’t wait,’ an excited Molly told Tyler after he asked how she was feeling.
Roman Kemp and sister Harleymoon
Last but not least, we have The One Show’s very own Roman Kemp, who will be joined by his singer-songwriter sibling, Harleymoon.
Announced on the BBC evening chat show, Roman said: ‘I can finally say it. That’s why I was gone for so long’.
Roman Kemp be joined by his sister, Harleymoon (Picture: Getty)
He continued: ‘I can tell you the location. We spent a very long time travelling from Mexico to Colombia.
It was high-octane, the scariest thing I have ever had to do in my life. Genuinely the most incredible thing I’ve ever done. Me and Harley live very separate lives. We live close but never really get to hang it. We realised we haven’t been on holiday together since we were 13.
‘And also, we’re sharing a bed together for six, seven weeks and I start to remember her snoring and start going, how here we go.
Harley also shared a video message for Roman, calling it the ‘biggest adventure I could ever have imagined and the hardest challenge’.
‘It is not easy when you’re watching at home on TV, I’ll tell you that. But we had some highs, we had some massive lows. Everyone is gonna see you carrying around your lavender eye mask. As a brother sister duo how did we get on? All will be revealed.’
When does the next season of Celebrity Race Across the World start?
The next season of Celebrity Race Across the World returns next week, with the first episode airing on Thursday November 6 at 8pm on BBC One.
A version of this article was originally published on September 18, 2025.
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