Meet Race Across the World 2024 contestants - friends who applied 'as a joke' and oldest couple yet
ok.co.ukTV’s biggest globetrotting adventure is back with 10 brand new contestants taking on the once-in-a-lifetime challenge. In pairs, the Race Across the World competitors are tasked with navigating their way through East Asia with limited resources, no credit cards and no phones.
Over 50 days, they must travel from Japan to Indonesia, with only what they can carry, in an attempt to get their hands on a cash prize of £20,000.This year’s youngest duo, Alfie and Owen, both 20 years old, are best friends and confessed they weren’t exactly fans of the show before agreeing to participate. “Owen had never seen the show before,” reveals Alfie. “It got to the night before we left, I still hadn’t watched anything – so I went into it blind,” admits Owen. “We applied as a complete joke.
Alfie found the ad on Instagram and asked, ‘Do you want to apply?’ I said, ‘Why not?’ My mum got progressively more nervous as we got through the stages.Then I said, ‘I’m going next week’ and she started crying.
She didn’t like me being away for two months.” Some other pairings didn’t have to worry about being away from their family. Brydie, 25, chose to go into the competition with her mother, Sharon, 52. “I’ve always wanted to travel with Mum, so I said, ‘Let’s do it together,’” shares Brydie. “If Mum told me to jump, I’d say, ‘Let’s go.’” “I saw the last series of the show and I thought, ‘I could do that,’” says Sharon. “Brydie’s the only person I would have chosen.
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