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Celebrity Race Across the World: Princess and Junior Andre lead star-studded line-up for new series

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Bishop, H. (2026, October 1). Celebrity Race Across the World: Princess and Junior Andre lead star-studded line-up for new series. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/celebrity-race-across-the-world-lineup-bbc-princess-junior-andre-b1299149.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-01 · by Holly Bishop

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Celebrity Race Across the World is set to return in 2026 with four celebrity pairs competing across multiple countries and continents. The teams will start their journey in Borneo and travel to Melbourne, navigating five checkpoints along the way. Notable participants include Junior and Princess Andre, children of Katie Price and Peter Andre; Sam Ryder and his tour manager Kaz; Ella Eyre and her childhood friend Nana; and Jeff Stelling and his son Matt. Each pair will have limited resources, a map, and a daily budget of £26 per person to complete the challenge.
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Celebrity Race Across the World, a new celebrity endurance race series set to premiere in 2026, will see four pairs of celebrities travel from Borneo to Melbourne, covering 7,500km across three countries and two continents. Each team will start with only a map and a budget of £26 per person daily. Among the participating celebs are Junior Andre and his sister Princess Andre, children of former glamour model Katie Price and singer Peter Andre. Junior is building a music career, having released several singles since signing a record deal in 2021, while Princess has gained popularity through her own reality show on ITV2.

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Australia Borneo Eurovision ITV2 Melbourne

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Junior PERSON · 3× Kaz PERSON · 2× Matt PERSON · 2× Nana PERSON · 2× Ryder PERSON · 2× Australia GPE · 1× Borneo GPE · 1× Katie Price PERSON · 1× Melbourne GPE · 1× Princess Andre PERSON · 1×

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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.
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🔮 Four brand new celebrity pairings will be embarking on the journey of a lifetime, leaving their phones, credit cards and comforts behind.

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Celebrity Race Across the World is returning to our screens in 2026 and the star-studded cast has just been revealed. asserted
cast → return → 2026
Four brand new celebrity pairings will be embarking on the journey of a lifetime, leaving their phones, credit cards and comforts behind. asserted
pairings → embark → phones
They will begin their adventure in Borneo in Southeast Asia, before travelling a whopping 7,500km to their final destination in Melbourne, Australia. asserted
They → begin → Melbourne
On their way, the teams have to reach five check points across three countries and two continents. asserted
teams → have → countries
Junior and Princess Andre The children of former glamour model Katie Price and her ex-husband Peter Andre, will compete together. asserted
Junior → compete → Price
Junior is working on his fledgling music career. asserted
Junior → work → career
He launched his music career in 2021 after signing a record deal and has since released a number of singles, including tracks that performed strongly in the charts. asserted
that → launch → charts
As well as music, Andre has also begun branching into acting. asserted
Andre → begin → acting
He recently appeared alongside his father and actress Michelle Ryan in the coming-of-age drama Finding My Voice, which was released earlier this year. asserted
which → appear → Voice
His younger sister, Princess, has a huge following online where she regularly posts content. asserted
she → have → content
She also has her own ITV2 reality show, The Princess Diaries, in which Junior frequently features. asserted
Junior → have → which
Sam Ryder and tour manager Kaz The Eurovision star who shot to fame for his “Space Man” performance at the competition in 2022 is taking on the challenge with his best friend and manager Kaz. asserted
who → shoot → friend
Ryder began posting vocal cover videos on TikTok during the pandemic in 2020, catching the attention of major artists like Justin Bieber and Alicia Keys. asserted
Ryder → begin → Bieber
He has been nominated at the BRIT Awards, the MTV Music Awards and also the Primetime Emmy Awards. asserted
He → nominate → Awards
Ryder has also made a name for himself in the West End, where he starred as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar. asserted
he → make → Superstar
Ella Eyre and childhood friend Nana The “Came Here for Love” singer will be embarking on the adventure with her childhood friend Nana. asserted
singer → embark → friend
The 32-year-old shot to fame after featuring on Rudimental’s 2013 hit “Waiting All Night,” and has since gone on to feature on “Gravity”,”Came Here for Love”, and “Just Got Paid”. asserted
old → shoot → Love
Her accolades include nominations in the BBC Sound of 2014 and the BRIT Critics’ Choice Award. asserted
accolades → include → 2014
Jeff Stelling and his son Matt The veteran sports broadcaster will be hitting the road with his son Matt. asserted
broadcaster → hit → son
Stelling is perhaps best known for presenting Gillette Soccer Saturday for Sky Sports from 1994 for 29 years. asserted
Stelling → know → years
He has also presented Channel 4's quiz show Countdown (2009–2011) and ITV's Alphabetical, and now features on talkSPORT. asserted
He → present → talkSPORT
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. asserted
teams → need → person
Read More Tim Harcourt, chief creative officer of production company Studio Lambert, said: “This year’s pairs navigate a journey that lays bare two extremes of today’s world. asserted
that → read → world
“We can’t wait to share how they get on. asserted
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Contestants give unfiltered and honest reactions to the experiences they face that are as demanding as they are joyful. asserted
they → give → experiences
“That’s so rare on television and it’s clear audiences love seeing their favourite stars deal with these daring challenges in spectacular worlds.” asserted
stars → ’ → worlds
This series will air this autumn and Race Across The World will return to BBC One and iPlayer next spring. asserted
Race → air → BBC
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