BBC confirms release date for new Celebrity Race Across The World as 2026 will boast a show first

Celebrity Race Across The World returns to our screens this month with a first for the popular BBC series. The fourth season of the reality TV show will see four new celebrity pairings attempt to travel from start to finish around the world without using their mobile phones or the internet.

The BBC has confirmed the show will return to BBC One and iPlayer on Wednesday, 28 October at 8pm, and revealed a first for the series.

The first trailer for Celebrity Race Across The World shows the group starting out in Kuching, in the Malaysian state of Sarawak in North West Borneo, with a final destination of Melbourne, Australia.

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The show has never taken a trip Down Under before since it began in 2019, with the latest celebrity edition promising to be "the wildest race yet".

The pairs set to take on the epic journey this year include singer-songwriter Ella Eyre and childhood friend Nana, sports broadcaster Jeff Stelling and his son Matt, Katie Price and Peter Andre's children Princess Andre and Junior Andre, and Eurovision contestant Sam Ryder with his best friend and tour manager Kaz.

The latest season sees the celebs embark on a mammoth 7,500 km journey and venture the furthest from the UK yet.

Season three of Celebrity Race Across The World saw The One Show host Roman Kemp and his sister Harleymoon Kemp cross the finish line first in Península de La Guajira in Colombia.

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Molly Rainford and Tyler West made it to the checkpoint just two minutes behind the siblings, while Anita Rani and her dad Bal came in six hours behind.

The fourth pairing in the previous season of the series, formed by Derry Girls star Dylan Llewellyn and his mum Jackie, decided to leave the competition earlier in the episode due to their limited budget.

Celebrity Race Across The World season four premieres on BBC One and iPlayer on Wednesday, October 28, at 8pm.

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