Four years on, this is what the cast of Race Across the World series one are up to now
They’re all still besties, I am literally weeping
It’s now been over four years since we we watched the wholesome cast of Race Across the World series one on our screens. The debut of the show was received so well that two more series have been filmed since then with the third one airing right now depicting five new couples trying to race across the unforgiving landscape of Canada.
Series one saw the duos try their luck at travelling the longest distance possible by land from London to Singapore. Despite joining the race two days late after Jinda and Bindu were forced to drop out due to a family illness, Tony and Elaine ended up winning the show and its £20,000 prize fund. Along the journey there were definitely some memorable moments such as Shameema chatting up a guy on a train by telling him she was 14 years younger than she actually was and Alex nearly coming home with a girlfriend after a young girl in China became pretty smitten with him and begged to stay in touch.
Little did we know as we watched these five couples gallivanting around the world just how iconic the show would come, with the series even going onto a win a BAFTA for best reality and constructed factual show, something which both the cast and crew are incredibly proud of. But, what have they all been doing since? Here’s a rundown of what all the cast members of series one of Race Across the World are up to now:
Elaine and Tony
Retired PE teachers Elaine and Tony were inspired by their three children all taking gap years to join Race Across the World and ended up winning the prize pot of £20,000. The couple, who had been married for over 40 years, spent the prize fund on an electric bike each, which took the majority of their money, and then split the rest between giving some to family members and the rest to charity.
“We invited our grandkids and three children to watch the final episodes, they didn’t know we’d won so we cracked open all the champagne and got the cash out and we chucked it all up the air,” they said at the time. “The kids got what they could and we gave some to charity.”