The Celebrity Race Across The World 2026 line-up has officially been revealed, with four new celebrity pairings preparing to leave their phones, credit cards and home comforts behind for another huge journey. Sam Ryder, Princess Andre, Ella Eyre and Jeff Stelling are among the famous faces taking part in the fourth celebrity series, which will see the teams race 7,500km from Borneo across South East Asia before aiming for the finish line in Melbourne, Australia.

The six-part series will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this autumn, with the celebrities travelling on a budget of just £26 per person each day and relying on local transport, their own resourcefulness and help from people they meet along the way.

Who Is Taking Part in Celebrity Race Across The World 2026?

Brit Award-winning singer-songwriter Ella Eyre will take on the race with her childhood friend Nana, while veteran sports broadcaster Jeff Stelling will travel with his son Matt. Princess Andre is teaming up with her brother, musician Junior Andre, with the siblings joining the race together. Eurovision star Sam Ryder completes this year’s celebrity line-up alongside his best friend and tour manager Kaz.

The full Celebrity Race Across The World 2026 pairings are:

Ella Eyre and childhood friend Nana

Jeff Stelling and son Matt

Princess Andre and brother Junior Andre

Sam Ryder and best friend and tour manager Kaz

Several of the names had already been guessed by fans after the BBC teased this year’s contestants on social media, with viewers correctly identifying Princess, Junior, Sam and Ella before the official announcement.

Where Does Celebrity Race Across The World 2026 Take Place?

This year’s race begins in Kuching, the capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak in north-west Borneo. From there, the four teams will travel through Borneo and South East Asia, reaching five checkpoints across three countries and two continents before heading towards Melbourne. It marks the first time Celebrity Race Across The World has travelled to Australia, something BBC commissioning editor Jasmyn McGuile said viewers had been asking to see.

The teams will cover around 7,500km in total, travelling without smartphones or bank cards and working with a limited daily budget. As always, they will need to decide which routes to take, where they can afford to stay and how best to get themselves to the next checkpoint.

When Is Celebrity Race Across The World 2026 On BBC?

Celebrity Race Across The World will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this autumn, although an exact start date has not yet been announced. The new series will consist of six hour-long episodes produced by Studio Lambert. The previous celebrity series aired in late 2025 and was won by Roman Kemp and his sister Harleymoon Kemp, who reached the finish line after racing from Isla Mujeres in Mexico to Península de La Guajira in Colombia.

Even better news for fans, the BBC has also confirmed that the regular Race Across The World will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer next spring.

For CultureCues, this is a really fun line-up and we’re looking forward to seeing how they all get on. Sam Ryder should bring plenty of energy to the race, and Princess and Junior Andre could be especially entertaining without the usual comforts. We have a feeling the siblings might surprise us and end up doing much better than we would. Celebrity Race Across The World is always an entertaining watch, and this year’s route should make for another great series.

Celebrity Race Across The World returns to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this autumn.

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