Celebrity Race Across the World 2026 cast: Meet the contestants in the line-up

A brand new season of Celebrity Race Across the World is almost upon us, bringing a whole new set of celebs and family members on a continent-spanning race.

The four pairings will be taking on the ultimate adventure from Borneo across South East Asia, in a bid to reach their final destination of Melbourne, Australia.

Last year, the show was won by celebrity sibling duo Roman and Harleymoon Kemp but it's now time for them to hand over their crowns as the new edition of the intense BBC One series will return on Wednesday 28 October at 8pm.

But who exactly is taking part? Read on to find out the famous faces setting off on Celebrity Race Across the World 2026.

The full confirmed cast list is as follows:

• Ella Eyre and her childhood friend, Nana
• Jeff Stelling and his son, Matt
• Sam Ryder with his best friend and tour manager, Kaz
• Princess and Junior Andre

Read on to learn more about the cast of Celebrity Race Across the World 2026.

Ella Eyre and Nana

Age: 32

Job: Singer-songwriter

Instagram: @ellaeyre / @nana__pep

Ella Eyre is a singer-songwriter who rose to prominence in 2013 with the single Waiting All Night in collaboration with Rudimental, which won the Brit Award for British Single of the Year.

Since then she has released two albums, Feline in 2015 and Everything, in time last year, and found success with the singles If I Go, Comeback, and Together.

The singer will be embarking on the epic journey with her childhood friend, Nana.

Jeff Stelling and Matt

Age: 71

Job: TV presenter

Instagram: @jeffandmattstelling_cratw

Jeff Stelling is a TV presenter most recognised for presenting Gilette Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports, which he did for 29 years. He hosted coverage of the Champions League for five years between 2011 and 2015. Outside of sports, he presented the famous Channel 4 quiz show Countdown for four years beginning in 20o9, and the ITV game show Alphabetical (2016–2017).

Since 2023, he has presented TalkSports' breakfast show, alongside Ally McCoist. Stelling is taking on the challenge with his son, Matt.

Sam Ryder and Kaz

Age: 37

Job: Singer

Instagram: @samhairwolfryder / @kaz_coles

A former construction worker, Sam Ryder rose to prominence during the pandemic for sharing clips of song covers on TikTok, where he has over 14 million followers. In 2020, he became TikTok's most viewed UK artist, and singed to record label Parlophone to launch his solo career.

Two years later, he was selected to represent the UK at Eurovision with his song Space Man, scoring a whopping 466 points and coming in second place, narrowly missing out to Ukraine.

Since then, he has released two albums and been nominated twice for a Brit award, making him the first Eurovision act to ever be nominated.

In 2025, he appeared as a mentor, alongside Paloma Faith, on talent show Your Song, while this year he held the role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar on the West End.

Ryder is racing with his best friend and tour manager, Kaz.

Princess and Junior Andre

Age: 19 and 21

Job: TV personality and singer

Instagram: @princess_andre / @officialjunior_andre

Princess Andre is the daughter of media personality Katie Price and singer Peter Andre. Price first rose to fame as a glamour model for The Sun under the pseudonym Jordan, while Andre gained notoriety for his 1995 hit song Mysterious Girl. The pair met on the third series on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2004 and married the following year in a highly-publicised ceremony before divorcing in 2009.

Princess has spent her life in the public eye thanks to her famous parents and their reality TV show Katie & Peter, which aired on ITV from 2004 to 2009. Princess has continued to feature in her mum's own reality shows – a total of five have aired focusing on Katie Price from 2012 up until 2026.

Princess has starred in her own ITV reality documentary series, The Princess Diaries, which followed her as she prepared to turn 18. She is competing on Celebrity Race Across the World with her brother, Junior.

Junior Andre is the oldest child and only son of Price and Andre who, like his sister, grew up featuring on his parents' reality TV shows.

Junior has now followed his father's footsteps and launched his own music career, releasing his debut single Slide in 2022. He currently has just over 6,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. Prior to that, Junior worked the night shift on the London underground, earning money to fund making music.

Celebrity Race Across the World season 4 begins on Wednesday 28 October at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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