{"id":311502,"date":"2025-12-12T06:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T06:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/311502\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T06:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T06:03:10","slug":"celebrity-race-across-the-world-winners-unveiled-after-dramatic-sprint-finish-to-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/311502\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Race Across the World winners unveiled after dramatic sprint finish to series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a dramatic finish to the BBC series and the lead dramatically changed hands at the end<\/p>\n<p>21:01, 11 Dec 2025Updated 21:01, 11 Dec 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_EMB-STRICTLY-EMBAROGED-UNTIL-2101HRS-THURSDAY-11TH-DECEMBER-2025BROADCASTER-ROMAN-KEMP-AND-HI.jpg\" alt=\"Roman Kemp and his sister Harleymoon s\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Roman Kemp and his sister Harleymoon sign in first as winners<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The winners of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">BBC<\/a> One\u2019s Celebrity <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/race-across-the-world\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Race Across the World<\/a> have been revealed. Broadcaster <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/roman-kemp\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Roman Kemp<\/a> and his sister Harleymoon finally came first when it mattered in a thrilling sprint to the final checkpoint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In one of the most nail biting finals ever to be seen on Race Across the World, Roman and Harleymoon were the first to make it to the remote and breathtaking Pen\u00ednsula de La Guajira in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/colombia\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Colombia<\/a>, with Presenter and DJ Tyler West and actor and singer, Molly Rainford following just two minutes behind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Broadcaster and writer Anita Rani and her dad, Bal came in six hours behind, finishing third in the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Kemps had begun the final leg less than two hours behind Tyler and Molly, but had never been first throughout the whole month racing from Mexico, through the entirety of Central America, to Colombia whilst travelling 5,900kms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After a nail-biting 4&#215;4 journey, boat ride and a foot race up a cliffside, Roman and Harleymoon opened the guest book to discover they had reached the final checkpoint in first place.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2_EMB-STRICTLY-EMBAROGED-UNTIL-2101HRS-THURSDAY-11TH-DECEMBER-2025BROADCASTER-ROMAN-KEMP-AND-HI.jpg\" alt=\"Roman Kemp and his sister Harleymoon celebrate victory in Race Across The World\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Roman Kemp and his sister Harleymoon celebrate victory in Race Across The World<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In complete disbelief, Roman said: \u201cWe did it\u201d with Harleymoon saying \u201cI don\u2019t understand that we\u2019ve come first, let\u2019s write our names before they get here to make sure it\u2019s true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Reflecting on their victory, Harleymoon said: \u201cI\u2019m so overwhelmed, I don\u2019t know whether to be sick, to celebrate \u2013 I feel in shock. I could hear the rocks crumbling behind me where they were so close. I\u2019ve never run like that in my whole life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Roman said: \u201cThat was the most adrenaline, most emotion that I\u2019ve had ever. You were saying were saving first for that last one, and you were right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765519390_553_0_EMB-STRICTLY-EMBAROGED-UNTIL-2101HRS-THURSDAY-11TH-DECEMBER-2025BROADCASTER-ROMAN-KEMP-AND-HI.jpg\" alt=\"The wining duo Roman and Harley\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The wining duo Roman and Harley<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Visibly emotional, Molly and Tyler could be seen waiting for Roman and Harleymoon to finish writing their names in the book with Tyler saying: \u201cwe did it, I\u2019m proud of you, I\u2019m proud of us.\u201d and Molly adding: \u201cI think they\u2019re a mixture of happy tears, just absolute shock and pride.\u201d Tyler concluded: \u201cThe fact that we were here, 20m away and if it weren\u2019t for a broken engine, we\u2019d be first on that list, I\u2019m not worried! That\u2019s life innit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Over 5 hours later, Anita and Bal reached the checkpoint in third place with Anita saying: \u201cAh third, but still amazing. Dad, same day!\u201d Bal added: \u201cWe were over 18 hours behind, so that\u2019s 12 hours we\u2019ve caught up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Anita concluded: \u201cWe are very, very proud of ourselves, well done you dad, you are amazing dad, do you know that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Earlier on in the episode, Dylan Llewellyn and Jackie decided to leave the race due to limited budget. The ultimate adventure has seen the pairs race through one of the most diverse and visually stunning routes yet, spanning the undiscovered Caribbean and Pacific coast of Central America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The journey began on the idyllic Caribbean island of Isla Mujeres, just off the easternmost point of Mexico and challenged teams to race 5,900km to reach the finish line in the remote and breathtaking Pen\u00ednsula de La Guajira in Colombia \u2013 the gateway to South America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They have successfully reached the finish line without access to lavish transport, smartphones or bank cards, instead relying on limited budgets, local transport and their own resourcefulness, as well as the kindness of strangers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ahead of the final Roman had praised his sister and reflected on the trip. He said: \u201cI think a massive thing that Harley probably taught me throughout was learning to enjoy the moments in life that we can&#8217;t control, the moments in life where you&#8217;ve just got to accept your circumstance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Like this story? 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