The adventure is being undertaken by television and radio presenter Kelly Brook and her husband Jeremy, who said they had never experienced anything “so special” in the past.
But what is there to know about the contestants? Read on to find out all the essential facts about Celebrity Race Across the World duo Kelly Brook and Jeremy Parisi.
Who are Kelly and Jeremy?
Relationship: Man and woman
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Out of: Rochester and Italy
Jobs: TV personality and judo champion
Kelly Brook is a model and actress and has appeared in numerous films and television shows including Survival Island, Fishtales, Celebrity Juice and Britain’s Got Talent.
She will compete alongside her husband Jeremy Parisi, a judo champion and model. The couple married in 2022 after being together for eight years.
In conversation with Radio Times MagazineKelly said the idea to participate in the series came from her agent.
“Jeremy and I watched all the shows one weekend,” she explained.
“I didn’t think I could sit on a train for eight hours without my phone! But we had just gotten married and hadn’t had a honeymoon yet, so the timing was right; it was something we could do together, completely outside our comfort zone. And Jeremy, who was born in Italy and grew up in France, is a brilliant wordsmith.”
Why did Kelly and Jeremy want to take part in the Celebrity Race Across the World?
Kelly felt that she and Jeremy were “looking for a new adventure to experience together” as they love to travel.
“It was like a dream to arrive at the airport and not know where to go,” she said in an interview with the BBC.
“It’s like a dream to go to the airport, get a plane ticket and just go.”
Jeremy agreed, saying, “It’s not every day that you see something like this, so I think this was the right moment to do it.”
Celebrity Race Across the World is now broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from Wednesday 14 August 2024, 9pm.
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