{"id":915688,"date":"2026-09-30T19:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/915688\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:42:10","slug":"bbcs-celebrity-race-across-the-world-teases-2026-line-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/915688\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC\u2019s Celebrity Race Across the World teases 2026 line-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">Celebrity Race Across The World is returning to the BBC later this year, and ahead of the line-up being officially revealed, fans have been given a handful of teasers to try piecing together.  BBC iPlayer&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dd6GsWLCFYf\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dd6GsWLCFYf\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Instagram\" data-node-id=\"3.2\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a> has shared four images of this year&#8217;s famous participants \u2014 but all have been obscured by various animals.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">Luckily, fans in the comments section have been on-hand to do some detective work and take their best guesses at who they might be.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">&#8220;Junior and Princess will be amazing,&#8221; wrote one commenter, convinced that Katie Price and Peter Andre&#8217;s children Junior and Princess Andre will be among those competing.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best streaming services\" data-node-id=\"18.1.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Best streaming services<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">&#8220;SAM RYDER SPOTTED,&#8221; said someone else, while a third wrote: &#8220;Looks like junior andre and princess, Sam Ryder and Lydia West, am I right let me know?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">Other celebrities receiving guesses include Jason Donovan, Ella Eyre and Mel B. But we&#8217;ll have to wait a little longer before their identities are officially unveiled.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">The last series aired in late 2025 and saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a69702296\/celebrity-race-across-the-world-quit-final\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a69702296\/celebrity-race-across-the-world-quit-final\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Roman Kemp and his sister Harleymoon Kemp crowned the winners\" data-node-id=\"31.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Roman Kemp and his sister Harleymoon Kemp crowned the winners<\/a> after conquering a route that led from Isla Mujeres in Mexico to Pen\u00ednsula de La Guajira in Colombia.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"35\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">Before Celebrity Race Across The World returns though, the BBC has another star-studded spin-off to keep viewers enthralled: Celebrity Traitors.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"ross kemp, james blunt, myha\u2019la, rob beckett, professor hannah fry, richard e grant, sharon rooney, bella ramsay, romesh ranganathan, jerry hall, claudia winkleman, amol rajan, miranda hart, maya jama, james acaster, sebastian croft, michael sheen, joe lycett, julie hesmondhalgh, joanne mcnally, leigh anne pinnock, king kenny, the celebrity traitors\" title=\"Ross Kemp, James Blunt, Myha\u2019la, Rob Beckett, Professor Hannah Fry, Richard E Grant, Sharon Rooney, Bella Ramsay, Romesh Ranganathan, Jerry Hall, Claudia Winkleman, Amol Rajan, Miranda Hart, Maya Jama, James Acaster, Sebastian Croft, Michael Sheen, Joe Lycett, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Joanne McNally, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, King Kenny, The Celebrity Traitors\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1688\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/86adadda-3584-42b7-9d4e-6933cab276a1.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1ddfba50\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"40\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a73936823\/big-brother-fans-praise-drama-rating-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a73936823\/big-brother-fans-praise-drama-rating-record\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"&#039;Johanne and Rochelle have made the series&#039;: Big Brother fans praise drama as show hits rating record\" data-node-id=\"40.1.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;Johanne and Rochelle have made the series&#8217;: Big Brother fans praise drama as show hits rating record<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"44\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">The show is finally back on screens tomorrow (1 October) for its second series, in which Claudia Winkleman will lead a fresh batch of 21 contestants through what is sure to be a twist-heavy few weeks of intense gameplay.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"48\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">One of those contestants, comedian and host Rob Beckett, has already teased that he could be &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a73956398\/celebrity-traitors-rob-beckett-fastest-traitor-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a73956398\/celebrity-traitors-rob-beckett-fastest-traitor-out\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"the fastest Traitor out in history\" data-node-id=\"48.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the fastest Traitor out in history<\/a>&#8220;. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"52\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">Celebrity Race Across The World returns to BBC One and iPlayer later this year.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"57\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a70049607\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a70049607\/streaming-guide\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Streaming Guide\" data-node-id=\"57.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Streaming Guide<\/a> now to see at a glance where you can view ALL your favourite shows and movies.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"61\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">The new edition of Legends, a 100-page celebration of Dolly Parton&#8217;s life, is here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/special-editions-subscriptions-lvldollyparton?hearst_refdomain=www.google.com&amp;hearst_utm=none\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/special-editions-subscriptions-lvldollyparton\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Buy Dolly in newsagents or online\" data-node-id=\"61.3\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Buy Dolly in newsagents or online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790797330_950_37454c59-9f86-4f90-8319-50e00b543ca5_1759932323.file.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Shaun Kitchener\" title=\"Headshot of Shaun Kitchener\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-o0wq4v ev8dhu53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shaun is an Evening News Editor at Digital Spy, with over a decade of experience reporting on all things pop culture. He has written for outlets including <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/author\/shaun-kitchener\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Metro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.attitude.co.uk\/contributor\/shaun-kitchener\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Attitude<\/a>, Huffington Post, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/authors\/shaun-kitchener\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Mirror<\/a>, Yahoo!, Pink News and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/journalist\/122476\/Shaun-Kitchener\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Express Online<\/a>, specialising in TV, movies, soaps, music and LGBTQ+ issues. He is also a BAFTA Rocliffe-winning scriptwriter, having written episodes of the soap Hollyoaks, the official Steps musical <a href=\"https:\/\/thestepsmusical.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Here &amp; Now<\/a> and multiple Offie Award-nominated plays. He studied English Literature and Drama at the University of East Anglia, and will happily talk at length about Desperate Housewives to anyone who&#8217;ll listen.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Celebrity Race Across The World is returning to the BBC later this year, and ahead of the line-up&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":915689,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[49,48,181355,782,315834,784,75,237154,783,315833,273948,184073,348],"class_list":["post-915688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-collection-latest-news","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-652fa1ec-064b-425b-be65-83b944f2cb23","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-gb","tag-shorttitle-celebrity-race-across-the-world-teases-2026-line-up","tag-sponsored-false","tag-subsection-reality-tv","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=915688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/915689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=915688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=915688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=915688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}