Famous faces are stripped of all their creature comforts to go on a globe-trotting adventure as Celebrity Race Across the World 2024 continues on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
The race is well underway and you can catch episodes that have aired via BBC iPlayer if you missed them. The first episode is great fun, with Jeff Brazier's son Freddy proudly boasting he's managed to get over a fear of chickens — which is great, but surely there are more scary animals in the Amazon! While Kelly Brook and her husband Jeremy clash over whether they're trying to see the sights or win the race!
While the second episode saw plenty of surprises, where let's just say the teams had a very mixed time of things. The third episode saw plenty of emotional moments for Jeff and Freddy. Episode four sees the teams cross the border as they travel from Sao Paulo to Tigre, which sits on the banks of the Parana River in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Here's everything we know about the second celebrity spin-off from the main show, Race Across the World...
Celebrity Race Across the World 2024 release date
This six-part second series of Celebrity Race Across the World 2024 started on Wednesday, August 14 at 9 pm on BBC1 and BBC iPlayer. The fourth episode airs on Wednesday, September 4 at 9 pm. The fifth episode airs on Wednesday, September 11 at 9 pm.
Celebrity Race Across the World 2024 current leaderboard
So, this is the situation after three episodes with Jeff and Freddy currently in the lead...
Celebrity Race Across the World cast
Leaving behind their lavish lifestyles this time round are TV presenter Jeff Brazier and his youngest son Freddy, Heart Radio DJ Kelly Brook and husband Jeremy, BBC Radio 2 DJ and Eurovision host Scott Mills and husband Sam, and Ted Lasso star Kola Bokkini and cousin Mary Ellen.
With no flights, smartphones and bank cards, our celebrities must navigate their way by relying on skills, cunning and ingenuity as well as the kindness of strangers.
The stars will be joined by their nearest and dearest, providing a unique insight into people we thought we knew — through the eyes of those who know them best.
The last series saw Good Morning Britain weatherman Alex Beresford and his father Noel triumph after traveling from Africa to the Arctic Circle.
Celebrity Race Across the World 2024 checkpoints and final destination
Our four celebrities and their loved ones will trek 12,500km from the Amazon rainforest of Brazil to the mountainous Andes of Chile.
Their journey begins in Belém, Northern Brazil - the gateway to the Amazon — and will pass through five checkpoints across the length of South America, to reach the finish line in the Andes, Frutillar in Southern Chile.
Celebrity Race Across the World episodes
As all of the celebrities assemble at the race starting point in the Brazilian city of Belém and set off on their epic journey, it’s clear they have different attitudes to traveling.
While Ted Lasso star Kola and his cousin Mary Ellen, opt to travel along the coast to the first race checkpoint of Canoa Quebrada, TV presenter Jeff and his son Freddy head into the wilderness.
After spending the first night at a remote farm, Jeff and Freddy board a bus for the long journey ahead, which tests their patience in more ways than one...
Episode two
The four teams must leave the beach town of Canoa Quebrada and race through the north-east region of Brazil to their second checkpoint Lençóis, the gateway to the sprawling Chapada Diamantina National Park. Kelly and Jeremy are first to leave, with just over an hour lead on their rivals.
Episode three
The third leg sees the teams racing from the cobblestoned town of Lencois in the state of Bahia to the metropolis of Sao Paulo in a 2,400km budget-busting journey through Brazil's biggest cities. Leaders Jeff and Freddy set off just over 15 hours ahead of their closest rivals and plan to commemorate Freddy's mum in Salvador. Kola and Mary Ellen struggle as they miss the last bus out of Lencois, and Kelly and Jeremy prioritize speed as they leave the checkpoint almost a day behind the front runners. Scott and Sam feel the pressure in last place and work hard to find a much-needed budget boost.
Episode four
After 16 days of traversing the length of Brazil, the teams cross the border as they travel from Sao Paulo to Tigre, which sits on the banks of the Parana River in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This next leg of their race sees the teams negotiating border crossings, new countries, different currencies and customs and switching from Portuguese to Spanish.
Episode five
In the penultimate leg of the race, the teams travel from Tigre up high in the far north of Argentina to the 10,000-year-old mountain town of Tilcara. The teams have just four days and limited budges to traverse almost half the length of Argentina. Race leaders Scott and Sam opt to take the road less traveled, feeling the pressure of their big ferry spend, while Kelly and Jeremy take the most direct route. Kola and Mary Ellen come up with a plan to stretch their budget as they're left with just 19 percent of what they had and Jeff and Freddy are determined to make up the time they've lost.
Is there a trailer for Celebrity Race Across the World 2024?
Yep, here you go...
