RACE Across the World is returning for its yet another series, with the contestants hoping to win the race from Beijing to Kanniyakumari.
Ahead of the show airing, the BBC have revealed who will be competing – without their phones or and with limited money – for the trophy.
Yin and Gaz
Yin and Gaz are a who were once married.
Since Yin’s partner sadly passed away, Gaz has been there to support her and the pair have remained close.
Ahead of the show, Gaz opened up about how he and Yin make a great team.
Gaz said: “I wouldn't probably do this with anyone other than Yin.
“I know that sounds weird, because we're not together, we're not husband and wife, but we're still best mates.
“And I think even now, could I do this with my brother? No.
“Could I do this with any other mates? No. And Yin was pretty much the same.”
Elizabeth and Letitia
Elizabeth and Letitia are a pair of sisters who are hoping that will allow them to spend some quality time together.
Letitia did reveal though that she enjoys a challenge, which was a big part of her reasoning in signing up to the .
She said: “I think I signed up for this mostly for the challenge.
“I think I just wanted to push myself to finish something, to accomplish something big.
“I think on this race, it's a good opportunity to grow as a person.
“I always strive to push myself to grow and see where my strengths lie or just to know myself.
“Also, doing this with my sister will be fun. I don't know if I could do it with anyone else.”
Elizabeth revealed that she had signed up for the show because she wanted to travel and see as much of the world as she could.
Fin and Sioned
At just 18-years-old, Fin and Sioned are the youngest pair in this series of .
From a small town in , the pair are ultra-competitive and are keen to take home the trophy.
Sioned said: “I want to say we're in it to win it because we are, but we're not going to let that stop us from enjoying the whole experience of it.”
Fin added: “We're very competitive with each other.
“But I feel like as a team, we are also very competitive.
“But there's also a part of us that doesn't want to just go straight and not see anything and just win, you've got to experience it as well.”
Brian and Melyvn
Brothers Brian and Melvyn are also planning to win the thrilling .
Melvyn watched the show in its first series and decided that he wanted to give it a try with his brother, so they could make some new memories.
Speaking about taking on the challenge, Brian said: “I watched the first series and thought this will be fun, exciting, and an adventure with an opportunity for us both to meet up, because we don't meet up that regularly at home, and spend a bit of quality time with each other, as we used to do when we were kids.
“It was an excuse to get together, and relive some of our old adventures when we were teenagers and young children.”
Caroline and Tom
Mother and son Caroline and Tom are hoping that their differing skillsets will help them go the distance.
Where Tom is well travelled, Caroline has not yet had the opportunity to travel.
She revealed that her desire to travel was much of her reasoning in taking the trip.
Caroline said: “I saw the South American series and absolutely knew that that was the programme I wanted to do with Thomas.
“I've never applied for anything like this before, I've never done anything like this, I've never done anything out of my comfort zone or ever arranged any travel, and I just knew it was made for me and the perfect person was Thomas.
“Thomas felt the same.
“We were made for it, or the programme was made for us.”
Tom shared that travelling the world with his mum will be “just perfect”;.
Applying for the show
The show will kick off on April 23, 2025, on .
Each one-hour episode will start at 9pm and there will be eight exciting episodes for fans to look forward to.
Applications for the next series of the BBC show can be made on the broadcaster's website.
You must be a team of two to apply with both members being above the age of 18.
