The celebrity edition of the BBC programme Race Across the World returns for a fourth series tonight, with famous faces racing from Borneo to Melbourne, Australia.
The four pairs will set off from the city of Kuching, in the Malaysian state of Sarawak in North West Borneo, and head for a final destination of Melbourne. The series follows a successful race earlier this year, which saw friends Jo Diop and Kush Burman take the title of winners.
Full line-up for Celebrity Race Across the World 2026
The BBC has announced the celebrity contestants taking part in the new series. They include Brit award-winning singer-songwriter Ella Eyre and a childhood friend; sports broadcaster Jeff Stelling and his son Matt; influencer Princess Andre with her brother Junior Andre; and singer, songwriter and musician Sam Ryder with his best friend and tour manager Kaz.
The new cast follows last year's celebrity edition, which featured broadcaster Anita Rani and her dad, Bal, actor Dylan Llewellyn and his mum, Jackie, DJ Tyler West and actor and singer Molly Rainford, and TV star Roman Kemp and his sister, singer-songwriter Harleymoon. The Kemp siblings triumphed against Tyler and Molly in a tense finale episode.
How to watch Celebrity Race Across the World 2026
Celebrity Race Across The World airs tonight, Wednesday October 28, at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer. It will run for six weeks, every Wednesday on BBC One.
The BBC said: "Leaving luxury behind them, these household names will be tested. Emotions will run high, and relationships will be transformed on an adventure as challenging as it is rewarding."
The teams will need to rely on their own resourcefulness, local transport and the kindness of strangers to make it further into the race, equipped with only a map and a budget of just £26 per person a day.
Celebrity Race Across the World 2026 route
The pairs will start out from Kuching, in the Malaysian state of Sarawak in North West Borneo, with a final destination of Melbourne, Australia.
Jasmyn McGuile, commissioning editor at BBC Factual Entertainment and Events, said: "Audiences have been asking when the Race might reach Australia, so we are delighted that they will be able to experience this unique journey for the first time in Celebrity Race Across the World."
She added: "With an adventurous start in Borneo's Sarawak rainforest, another series first, it makes for an unmissable opener for this year's celebrity teams."
