Swapping luxury for backpacks and comfort for the unknown, the four celebrity duos embarking on the ultimate adventure are: Broadcaster and writer Anita Rani and her dad, Bal; actor Dylan Llewellyn and his mum, Jackie; partners, presenter and DJ Tyler West and actor and singer, Molly Rainford and broadcaster Roman Kemp and his sister, singer- songwriter, Harleymoon.
This series takes the race through one of the most diverse and visually stunning routes yet, spanning the undiscovered Caribbean and Pacific coast of Central America.
The journey begins on the idyllic Caribbean Island of Isla Mujeres, the most eastern point of Mexico and challenges teams to race 5,900km to reach the finish line in the remote and breathtaking Península de La Guajira in Colombia – the gateway to South America.
Meet the Celebrity Race Across the World 2025 TeamsBroadcaster and writer Anita Rani and dad Bal
Why did you want to take part in the series?
Bal: It's the only time I'm going to get to spend time with my daughter. I haven't had a holiday with her since she was born. It's an opportunity I'll never get again.
Anita: I want my dad to have an adventure, and I want to have it with him. So that's it. What a great, amazing way to spend some quality time with my dad and have a life changing experience.
What's the one reason that you chose to take part in this trip with your dad?
Anita: We get on, he makes me laugh and if I ever want help in making a decision, dad's the person I call. Also, I want dad to have the experience. It's about my dad having an adventure - he's never had one before.
Would you say that you're both quite adventurous?
Bal: We're both adventurous. We're like minded, and we like a challenge as well.
Anita: We’re both go getters.
What kind of travellers are you normally?
Anita: We’re curious and open minded. We’re definitely not beach bums - we want to have an adventure.
Bal: We like to get on with the local community, find out how they live, how they earn a living. I'm always really curious to learn about the locals in the area I’m visiting.
What are the top three home comforts that you think we're going to miss whilst you're away?
Anita: We’ll miss a curry. 100% we will miss my mum's cooking.
How do you feel about not having a phone, not having credit cards, not having anything like that, right?
Bal: I feel great. I might miss the telly, because I usually come home and listen to the news, or on my mobile I watch the news or listen to the news to find out what's happening. That's the only thing I’ll miss - not knowing what's happening around the world.
Has being a public figure, impacted the way you travel?
Anita: I have been known to have a nice, fancy spa holiday, that's definitely something I never used to have.
But I feel like I’m allowed that. I'm learning to holiday, I'm not very good at it, I still like getting stuck in and down and dirty. I always need to explore.
How competitive are you both? Are you in this to win this?
Bal: Were competitive but we're not ruthless. We'd like to still win as father and daughter but not to the extent that we’re deliberately making other people lose. We're not those sorts of people.
Anita: I think we’re competitive, but I think were just really keen to have an amazing experience and give it our best shot.
What do you imagine your biggest challenges are going to be on the trip?
Bal: I said to myself, stamina, because of my age, and maybe sitting on a bus for a long time.
Anita: Possibly a bit of boredom, making sure we keep our minds occupied. We're taking a travel chess set.
Have you brought anything out of the ordinary with you?
Anita: I'm taking a skipping rope, and resistance bands, because apparently, we have a lot of time on our hands, and also a chess set.
Bal: I'm going to take a joke book and perform stand up!
What roles do you think you'll take in the race?
Bal: We're both good with strangers. Anita is probably better with directions as she's travelled more than me. She can read maps better than me. I'll do the budgeting.
What do you think your strengths and weaknesses will be?
Anita: We are probably combined, one of the oldest ages, but I think that's probably our advantage.
Bal: I think maybe being one the oldest I've learnt through life, how to be patient and look outside the box. We're risk takers, even if it doesn't work, we'll still go with it, regardless.
Anita: We're not frivolous. I've seen other series where people want to spend money on a treat. I think we can live without those.
Have you picked up any tips from previous series?
Bal: They all travel at night. But then you miss half the country. Also don’t lose your passport or money!
What is your strategy going into the race?
Anita: To enjoy ourselves, and remember it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
Bal: Yes, the main thing is to enjoy ourselves, because I've never experienced anything like this in my life.
Would you say that you cope well during a crisis?
Bal: Yes I think so, we keep calm.
What does the rest of your family make of you two doing this?
Anita: I think they are just as excited as we are. I think everyone's very excited that I'm taking my dad. My brother and my mum are just really thrilled. And I can't wait for my niece, my dad's granddaughter, to see him on the telly. She’s 6, my goodness, she is my dad's best mate. It used to be me. It’s really going to inspire her. Imagine seeing your granddad do something like that.
What will be the most surprising things viewers will learn about you?
Anita: I think all of it is going to be quite surprising. I think even though I've been on TV for such a long time, I'm not sure people really know much about me. So I think people will see a whole new side of me for the very first time.
Are there any particular stories that stick out from times you might have travelled together before?
Anita: The last time we travelled together, I was two and Dad hired a motorbike in India and sat me on the petrol tank, and my mum was on the back with my baby brother. That was a long time ago - 45 years.
If there's one thing you hope this race will change about you or your relationship, what would it be?
Bal: We’ll become closer. We’ve never had a holiday together, as she’s been working all her life, so this is the first time we'll be together for four or five weeks. That's really special.
Where would be your dream destination to race through?
Bal: I would love to travel through the far East.
Anita: New Zealand would be amazing, but Africa would be incredible, travelling through places like Ethiopia.
What's it like having a famous daughter?
Bal: I'm really proud, but the best feeling is when people talk about Anita, how grounded she is, fame hasn't gone to her head. That’s the best thing.
Actor Dylan Llewellyn and mum Jackie
Why did you want to take part in the series?
Dylan: I wanted to take part because it’s such an amazing experience to be had. I think it looks so beautiful and cool, and it's just a giant adventure and who wouldn't want to go on one of those? And to do it with my mum is a huge bonus. It's a once in a lifetime thing to do, and to do it with a loved one is even better.
Jackie: In my life, I'm very predictable, like to keep to a routine, safe and everything, and this is really pushing me out of my comfort zone, and I feel, at my age, I should do something like that. I just generally go to destinations for holiday I never have a journey. So it's throwing a different spin on my holiday experience. And also to spend time with Dylan, there's normally in life so many distractions and to have that… I don't think anyone has a relationship where there's no distractions and it's just one to one, and that's going to be magical.
Why did you decide to take your mum?
Dylan: She’s just so easy going, and I think she's just an amazing travel companion. We get on so well and we’re so close so I think she was the best candidate for the job.
Would you say that you're both adventurous?
Jackie: Not really!
Dylan: Not naturally but I think we want to be.
Jackie: I do throw myself into things, perhaps a bit more than Dylan would. Dylan’s a bit more cautious.
Dylan: I think I would, if I’ve got people around to encourage me. But if I was on my own, I'd play it safe.
What kind of travellers are you normally?
Jackie: We usually just do a destination in Europe, or I've been to Barbados or the Caribbean a few times so it's nice, comfy beds - no camping.
Name the top three home comforts you'll struggle to live without?
Jackie: A nice, comfortable bed is definitely number one. A reasonably good standard of food. I will not like being in dirtiness where there are bugs. At home, it's all quite nice and orderly and clean.
Dylan: I think the same with regards to bed comfort. I’ll miss my gaming, and my phone as well. I like voice notes, communicating with people. I’ll miss not being able to go to (Crystal) Palace games.
How competitive are you both? Are you in it to win it?
Jackie: We are, but I don’t think it’ll be to the detriment of enjoying it either, it’s a mix of both.
How do you feel about travelling without your mobile phone or your credit cards?
Dylan: It’s scary, but it will be scary exciting as well because it's so different. I think it will bring us closer because it will force us to talk and embrace the cultures and our surroundings.
Jackie: I'm not too worried about not having my phone. Not having credit cards will be a pain because it's so easy. I’ll have to use my brain more.
What are you imagining your biggest challenges will be during the trip?
Jackie: Going the right way! Especially if it's a different language there as well, that will be challenging and trying to work everything out.
Dylan: It’s just the unknown and getting lost is quite scary. We’ll have some terrible sleep as well, I’m sure.
What roles do you think you'll take in the race? Will one of you kind of look more after the budget? One of you map reading, speaking to strangers?
Dylan: I think we’ll share it all.
Jackie: I would maybe do more map reading but obviously we would do it as a team and respect each other.
Dylan: I think we’ll help each other out. So if I'm struggling with communicating with someone, mum can help pitch in.
Have you picked up any tips from previous series at all?
Jackie: Yes, lots. I've made a list. It's best to approach younger people because communicating with them seems to be easier. I also think with bus times, always double check and make sure you're on the same time zone when you cross over as well. Remember your passport every time you leave somewhere and the money belt.
Are there any teams from previous series that have stuck out to you as inspiration at all, celebrity or otherwise?
Jackie: Emon and Jamiul, I didn't warm to them straight away, but then I really warmed to them. They're such lovely guys and they really cared about other people. It was lovely.
Dylan: I loved Kola Bokinni. He's an actor as well so I really related to his journey.
What's your strategy going into the race?
Jackie: Mine is to get to work pretty much straight away, so that we're not chasing our tail. I think that's really important.
Would you say you cope well during a crisis; are you calm under pressure?
Dylan: I think we will probably be emotional first but then we will try to figure out how to overcome what has happened. And I think we should just try and embrace the mistakes, learn from them and we'll get better and better.
What do your family make of you doing this trip together?
Jackie: I think they’re excited for us. I've never left my husband, I've only left him for one long weekend, in our 30 years of marriage. So, he's getting worried because I do a lot of the stuff in the house. I started filling the freezer with steak and kidney pies.
What will be the most surprising things viewers will learn about you?
Dylan: That my curls are real. I don't think people have seen my personal, private life much on social media. So it'll be nice for people to see that side of me and with my mum. I think it might be quite refreshing to see.
Are there any stories that stick out from times you've travelled together before?
Jackie: When he was a little boy with his brothers in Cornwall, I used to catch them with little water guns squirting people. Once they had a 10-pound note on a fishing line, which they would put out, and someone thought they were going to get it and then they whisked it up - very naughty.
Dylan: Sometimes they actually did grab it and keep it and we were like ‘oh can we have it back?!’
If there's one thing you hope this race will change about you or your relationship, what would it be?
Jackie: When Dylan’s working we don't speak to each other that much, so this will be nice to bring us closer together. And not have to do voice notes all the time - sometimes it’s nice to talk to each other.
Dylan: I think it'll bring us closer together and adjusting to the new surroundings with not having those comforts. It's the first time I'm spending a long, long period with my mum, which will be nice.
What would be your dream destination to race through?
Jackie: I'd like South America, but it's been done, so I don't know.
Dylan: I would like Japan. I love Japan and Japanese culture and the food and Anime. I think it’ll be Africa, because they did South America last year.
What's it like having a famous son?
Jackie: I feel very, very proud. When I see him on the telly, I can't believe that it's Dylan, because he struggled so much at school. So to see him now, and how he’s not affected by being famous, he’s very genuine and nice, and I think that's really important and lovely.
Tell us a secret about your famous son that might surprise viewers or their fans.
Jackie: I know that he's quite quirky. He likes cups of tea all the time. He doesn’t really drink alcohol; he's never really been a party animal.
Partners, presenter and DJ Tyler West and actor and singer, Molly Rainford
Why did you want to take part in the series?
Molly: We haven't done any kind of travelling like this before. We always stick to our comfort zone, all inclusive, just one location. This will be a new experience.
Tyler: It feels like we've been together years and years but to do something like this would take our relationship to the next level and bring us closer together.
Why did you decide to do it together?
Molly: I think it was just a no brainer to do it together - we're so comfortable with each other, we already live together, so we know we can do that. We have nothing to hide from each other.
Tyler: We live busy lives. We're sometimes passing ships, I would love to experience this with my best friend, my person. I think I would struggle more doing it without Molly.
Would you say that you're both quite adventurous?
Molly: I feel like we are, but we are within our means.
Name the top three home comforts you'll struggle to live without?
Tyler: Biscuits. Biscoff biscuits.
Molly: My phone of course.
Tyler: My air fryer, Biscoff biscuits and phone.
Has being public figures impacted the way that you travel?
Tyler: It has and it hasn't. We prefer to go to locations where you can properly relax, as opposed to having to be switched on all the time as Tyler and Molly from whatever job, but we love meeting and chatting to people so we’re easy!
Molly: Rather than super touristy locations where you've got so many sites to visit, we usually just want to switch off and be horizontal.
How competitive are you? Are you in this to win this?
Molly: Very competitive, me more than Tyler.
Tyler: I’m more of a team player. I mean, that’s sort of how our relationship started when you kicked me off Strictly Come Dancing. I’ve never lived it down.
Molly: I'm excited to be on the same team for once.
Tyler: I feel like it's a powerful duo that will be underestimated.
How do you feel about travelling without a mobile phone or credit cards?
Molly: Concerned.
Tyler: I feel like we're going to fall into a bit of a panic that we can’t just Google it, but then we will soon realise that actually, there's a way around this.
Molly: I think initially it'll be the panic of your comfort blanket being taken away.
What will be your biggest challenges during this trip?
Tyler: I think it's not being in control, not knowing where you're going to stay, how you’re going to get there, or what's the correct decision to make. I think the decision making is going to be hard. I think the thing that I will find the easiest is being able to make light of a situation, just have a laugh along the way. No matter how stressful life can get, you can always put a smile on your face and have a laugh.
Molly: It's the unknown. That will be the biggest challenge.
What roles do you think you'll take in this race?
Tyler: We will share the roles. Even though we've got our strengths, like I can talk to anyone…
Molly: I can take a bit more time to warm up…
Tyler: Molly is amazing at directions and leading in that way. It's a nice balance. I'll protect the passports at all costs, but I'm hoping that we will mix it up and it’ll help us develop as individuals and together.
Molly: I need to be better at decision making, so I know Tyler will definitely push me.
Tyler: I need to chill out and not be in planning mode.
Have you watched previous series and picked up any tips at all?
Molly: One thing that really stood out to us, that I keep thinking about is when in a previous series, Alex got to a bus station and he hadn't changed the time on his watch, so he thought the bus had already gone, but it was actually on time, but he got a later bus because of it. We need to remember that were going through multiple places, and there could be different time zones in those places, that's one thing that's really stood out.
Are there any teams from previous series that have inspired you to do this at all, celebrity or otherwise?
Molly: I think Kola and his cousin Mary Ellen did. When they stayed at the hostel and had a really fun time, even though it caused them to lose some time, it was nice to see them enjoying the experience, and when she went up and danced on the stage - it's about balancing race and experience.
What's your strategy going into this?
Tyler: I think it depends how comfortable we feel when we first get on the ground, but it could be that we’ll either take a step back and have an overarching plan of where we're going to go, or it's just get on the floor and run 10k in one direction.
Molly: I feel like we’re going be there for the experience in the first few legs. And then when we get close to the end, it's game face.
Have you packed anything for this trip that you can't live without?
Molly: We’re bringing Uno, it’s an essential to pass the time.
Tyler: Also an iPod, or an old school nano, we can't live without music.
Would you say that you cope well during a crisis? Are you calm under pressure?
Molly: I think it depends how the other reacts. If I panic, Tyler's good at keeping it contained. And I think vice versa.
Tyler: It kind of depends on the other person's reaction. It also depends what percentage I'm on in terms of hunger, because I might just be panicking anyway.
What's the rest of your family think of you doing this?
Tyler: They’re really proud of us.
Molly: They're really excited. I think they just can't wait to see what we get up to. We've both worked since we were young, so we've not done anything like this before. We've never had a gap year, so I think they're just excited for us to have that time.
What will be the most surprising things viewers will learn about you both?
Tyler: I think people always see us as Tyler and Molly from Strictly or I listen to Tyler's radio show, or I watch Molly on Eastenders. But actually they’ll see what we’re like at home - we have a laugh. It's like that other side to our relationship that we've never been able to showcase through our work, because our works always been about the show or the character.
Molly: I hope that we are actually what you see on screen. I hope that that really translates, because we don't feel like we change.
Molly, is there an annoying habit of Tyler's that you can tell us about that might bother you during the trip and vice versa?
Molly: Tyler's sense of direction is not great, and he's also a little bit stubborn, because there have been times when I definitely know I'm correct in the scenario, but he can't let it go.
Tyler: Yeah, okay I completely get it. Sometimes Molly's annoyingly right, so if I'm 99.9% sure this is the direction that 0.01% is Molly, and she's right, and it's the most frustrating thing in the world. I'm glad that she's on my team.
She’s right I am stubborn. I don't let it go, but she’ll always say I told you so. And that doesn't change the situation. Also she’s a bit loud!
Are there any stories that stick out from times that you've travelled together before?
Molly: He’s too relaxed at the airport. I’m the type of person who, if the gate comes up, I have to go straight away. I'm like, gate's up now and he's like - it won't leave without us... and I'm like, Yes, it will!
Tyler: When it says the gate is closing, that's the time to be finishing up your pint and heading over.
If there's one thing that you hope this race will change about you, your relationship, what would it be?
Molly: I, I think for me, personally, I hope I get a bit more confident in my decision making and trust myself a bit more. I think for us, it’s the idea if we can do race across the world together, we can do anything together which is really exciting.
Tyler: I need to learn to take my foot off the gas and not have any distractions.
Where would be your dream destination to race through?
Tyler: I would always say somewhere hot, because whenever its cold, Molly shuts down and can’t operate. If there's a slight draft in the flat, she's putting the heating on, even though she's in full on pyjamas, dressing gown and blanket…
Molly: Anywhere hot and anywhere that has a beach and a nice sunset.
Tyler: There's so many places in the world we haven't seen so I feel like we're really open, and we're just excited to explore a different culture.
What's it like to be in a famous relationship - is that going to change the way you travel on the race? Do you think it will help you?
Tyler: We’re probably going to a place where no-one will know us. It still catches us off guard if anybody ever recognises us on the street, because we're just happy to be here. I think the pressure is definitely on sometimes in normal life because you can't just operate the same way that you used to.
Molly: We're really excited because, like we said, we're pretty open about each other, open about our relationship. I think it's nice for people to have that lens, to show everyone that we are who we say we are, and also that we are in a normal relationship, and we are going to bicker, and we are going to have to make tough decisions on the race, but ultimately, we are going to have the most fun.
Broadcaster Roman Kemp and his sister, singer-songwriter, Harleymoon
Why did you want to take part in the series?
Roman: It's very much 50/50, reasons for wanting to do this. I am very lucky that I do a lot of stuff with my dad, and I think that the reason I do those things is I can't wait to show my kids or my grandkids what my relationship was like with my dad. With this, it's such a privilege to be able to do something so special with your sister.
It's such a privilege to be able to have that and to also show that to future generations and to share an experience. The other side of it is for personal reasons, travelling and seeing new places and seeing different cultures or being in certain experiences has such a great impact on my perspective and what life is about.
Harleymoon: I already love travelling, so this is very in my wheelhouse. Turning up, don't know where I'm going, that's got my name all over it. I love adventure. I love excitement. I don't like routine. I'm so looking forward to it. But one of the main things for me, was just being able to spend that time with Roman, we haven't lived together since we were 15 years old. So, we obviously love each other, brother and sister, but we don't hang out just us.
We don't get time, Roman’s got a busy schedule, I've got a busy schedule. I think sometimes when you are in that family dynamic, you meet up to drop the dogs off or pick up my house keys and that becomes your dynamic. So being able to have a month that is going to be just me and him… I feel like I'm about to meet Roman again as a person, and I look forward to that so much. I really don't know what it's going to be like, I knew what our relationship was like when we were kids and we lived together, but I look forward to meeting Roman again as a friend, that's what I want out of this trip.
Would you say you're both quite adventurous?
Roman: Yes, but weirdly, in different ways. My type of adventure is curiosity and challenge. For instance, I love adventure, if it's climbing a mountain, or seeing how someone lives their life in a tough area. Mine comes out of curiosity in that sense. I definitely am adventurous in the fact that I want to see as much as I can and experience as much as I can.
Harleymoon: My goal is just to have fun every day.
What kind of travellers are you usually?
Roman: I never got the opportunity to do a gap year because I went straight into work at 16. So, the only version of travel that I know has been if I'm booking myself a holiday which, you want to be nice.
I've never stepped foot in a hostel in my life, that has never been me. I’ve gone and seen places, experienced things with television shows, but I've never actually done it off my own accord.
Harleymoon: I'm quite excited for Roman to experience it, because I have done it. I went backpacking when I finished High School. I've travelled a lot on my own. I've left the party too late sometimes and ended up staying in a hostel.
Roman: That's like hell to me. The best way to sum it up is, if you were describing both of us as travellers, I have an itinerary. Harley doesn't.
Name the top three home comforts that you're going to miss whilst you're away?
Harleymoon: Coffee.
Roman: Football is my life, and not knowing the football results will kill me. I also call home every day – and I’ll miss crisps.
Harleymoon: There are going to be crisps, we’ll have crisps.
Roman: We’re not spending money on crisps.
Harleymoon: We’re getting crisps and coffee every day! I have a really fluffy bed. I've got eight big pillows. Marshmallow fort is where I sleep. I also sleep for nine hours a night, every night without fail.
Are you in it to win it?
Roman: I don't know, I don’t know until we’re there. Because on the one hand I just want to have a good time, but I know that when I get there it’ll be a competition. I'd love to be first at one checkpoint. Then I'll be happy.
Harleymoon: I don't want us to come last though.
Roman: I think if you're stopping for coffee and crisps...
How do you feel about not having a mobile phone or credit cards?
Harleymoon: It's going to be a challenge for me. I am a massive plate spinner day- to-day. I've always got multiple projects going at any one time and having nothing but one thing to focus on. I've not really had that for a long time.
Roman: I've never been around Harley when she's not working.
Harleymoon: I like being overloaded.
Roman: Even at Christmas she’s always on the phone, it's wild. I for one, cannot wait for that moment where I don’t have to do think about anything. And one less thing to lose!
What are you imagining your biggest challenges are going to be whilst you're on the trip?
Roman: Making sure Harley doesn't lose her passport. I’m going to have them strapped to my chest.
What do you think your roles are going to be on the race? Is one of you going to be better at talking to strangers? One of you going to be better at map reading? budgeting?
Roman: I think out of the two of us. Harley's biggest strength will be to go up and speak to anyone.
Harleymoon: I'm quite forgetful, I would always start reading the instructions and think I’ve got it now, whereas I think Roman would actually read the instructions and work it out and make sure that we're on the right track a bit more and be less haphazard.
Roman: Put it this way, my mum, the other day, gave Harley my spare key, and she lost it.
Harleymoon: My dad picked it up on the floor of the driveway.
Roman: So I'm the carrier. I know there's going to come a point where I will have two bags.
What are your strengths and weaknesses going into the race? Harleymoon: I think he’s going to be the muscle.
Roman: I think we complement each other quite well.
Harleymoon: We have different strengths but we’re both really determined. We can both get our stuff together and get up and go for it, even if we hate it, we're going to go for it really hard. We're both really driven, but Roman a lot more logistical, and he would have thought through everything a few times before we made the decision, And if a man says, ‘Come this way!’ I’m like, this is the party bus.
Have you picked up any tips from previous series at all?
Roman: I love it that I've been able to interview people that have done the show, and the biggest thing is around budgeting. I’ve nearly worked it out. I think that if we break it down to check points, I'm going to try and maintain us not spending over 13% each leg. That's the sweet spot, if I can get that to 10% budget per leg, wow, I am nailing this. Anything over 15%, no, if Harley wants coffee and we’ve gone over 15%, no.
Have you packed anything for the trip that you can't live without?
Roman: I've got an iPod Shuffle. Music, for me, is the number one thing. I had to build one for Harley, and I had to build one for me. Mine is all very mellow, quite nice songs and Harley’s is Garage and Usher and Linkin Park.
Harleymoon: I wanted to take songs that took me back to being young, to being in school. Because I think there's something so nostalgic about the music we listened to in school, and I didn't want to be reminded of anything current or have a song that I know. I wanted to go back to a place where nothing really matters. I wanted to go back to being 17 on the school bus and thinking, this is who I was, and that's what I was listening to, and I was so free in that time. I think that's where I am in my mind and that's what I'm about to go back to. I'm not an adult, I've got no responsibilities of work or dogs or things. I'm just backpack man now.
Are you calm under pressure? Do you cope well in a crisis?
Roman: I think that's something we're both pretty good at. If stuff is going wrong, not losing our shit, I think we’re quite good at that.
Harleymoon: I'm not a panicker. If things do start going wrong, we can namaste ourselves.
Roman: I definitely have anxieties, but I do live TV for a living. That's because it's pressure and that's fun. Pressure is fun. Pressure is fun because I'm not scared of losing or I'm not scared of being embarrassed or showing that I failed. So I think that's what makes it fun.
What will be the most surprising thing that viewers will learn about you?
Roman: I think how different we are? I think that's quite surprising.
Harleymoon: I don't think anyone knows who I am, they’ve got a lot to learn.
Roman: Yeah, maybe it’s that I have a sister.
Harleymoon: I get so many comments on Instagram, being like I didn't know Roman had a sister. And then they all got asked to do Gogglebox, and I wasn't in it. I didn't even know they were doing it. There's the Kemp family, without me!
Roman, can you name the most annoying habit you might struggle with, with Harley? Harley, is there an annoying habit of Roman's you might struggle with?
Roman: Snoring.
Harleymoon: Lateness or being asleep. I've been to Roman's birthday family dinner before, where he's turned up and we've finished. I am a really bad snorer, but I bought him earplugs.
Roman: Helen of Troy was the face that sailed 1000 ships, or whatever. Harley was the snore that sent them the other way.
What do you hope this race will change about your relationship?
Roman: I think my thing is just learning how to have fun, which I don't feel like I do enough in my life. I feel like my life is based around work and Arsenal, and they are very emotionally taxing that I forget how to just enjoy life and I'm jealous of Harley in that sense, that she has that outlook on finding the fun and finding that form of happiness.
What would be your dream destination to race through?
Harleymoon: Somewhere hot, the beach.
Roman: I told Harley I found out where we were going. I haven't but I pretended, and I said it was Siberia and she cried.
I honestly don't know. There are pros and cons to everywhere.
Harleymoon: I would love to just be in an environment that I am unfamiliar with. I know I joke about being on the beach, but I think realistically, I want to be thrown into something that I have never seen before. I'm in a different cultural space, I'm trying to work it out, and I'm seeing things for the first time. That for me is really what I would find fun, even if it's muddy and we’re on the back of a chicken van. I just want to have an experience, I'm going to hold on to that memory, even if I don't like it at the time.
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