Jeff Brazier has revealed that his son Freddy helped rival teams during the 2024 series of Celebrity Race Across The World, in moments that viewers never saw.
The father and son pair took part in the BBC programme's second season, finishing in third place. Kelly Brook and husband Jeremy Parisi won the series, with Scott Mills and husband Sam Vaughan in second, while Kola Bokinni and cousin Mary Ellen Moriarty finished last.
Freddy gives money and map to rivals
Speaking as a new series airs, the TV presenter said Freddy chose to give up some of their limited budget to help a competing team that had run out of money.
Jeff told Mecca Bingo: "One team had run out of money, and Fred very kindly gave them some of ours. He didn't even need to think about it. He just knew that that's what he wanted to do. I was incredibly proud of him for that."
There was also a moment when Freddy handed over his own map after another contestant had lost theirs. Jeff said: "And there was another moment where someone had lost their map, and he again just went and gave them ours and said, 'If you want to trace anything or check anything out before you leave for the next leg, here you go.'"
Kindness during the South America journey
Jeff added: "So yeah, those things didn't make the edit, but they happened, and I was very proud of Fred." He also spoke about the help the pair received from strangers during their journey across South America, from Brazil to Chile.
He said: "If it wasn't for the kindness of strangers who stopped and spoke to you, even though they might have been a bit wary or nervous of the camera situation, ultimately, they made the difference."
New series underway
The new season sees Katie Price and Peter Andre's children Princess and Junior taking part, alongside singer Ella Eyre and her childhood friend Nana, veteran sports broadcaster Jeff Stelling and his son Matt, and Eurovision icon Sam Ryder with his best friend and tour manager Kaz.
The teams are travelling from Borneo across South East Asia to Melbourne, Australia. Princess said: "Everything we do, we get compared to our parents. But we actually have our own thing that we do." Junior added: "We've kind of got a lot to prove. I'm so excited for this. I cannot wait to do this, we're going to win."
Celebrity Race Across The World continues Thursdays from 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
