WHAT A FINISH! Celebrity Race Across the World Crowns Its Winners After a Heart-Stopping Sprint to the Line in a Final Episode That Leaves Viewers Screaming at Their Screens
The winners of BBC One’s Celebrity Race Across the World have been revealed. Broadcaster Roman Kemp and his sister Harleymoon finally came first when it mattered in a thrilling sprint to the final checkpoint.
In one of the most nail biting finals ever to be seen on Race Across the World, Roman and Harleymoon were the first to make it to the remote and breathtaking Península de La Guajira in Colombia, with Presenter and DJ Tyler West and actor and singer, Molly Rainford following just two minutes behind.
Broadcaster and writer Anita Rani and her dad, Bal came in six hours behind, finishing third in the race.
The Kemps had begun the final leg less than two hours behind Tyler and Molly, but had never been first throughout the whole month racing from Mexico, through the entirety of Central America, to Colombia whilst travelling 5,900kms.
After a nail-biting 4×4 journey, boat ride and a foot race up a cliffside, Roman and Harleymoon opened the guest book to discover they had reached the final checkpoint in first place.
In complete disbelief, Roman said: “We did it” with Harleymoon saying “I don’t understand that we’ve come first, let’s write our names before they get here to make sure it’s true.”
Reflecting on their victory, Harleymoon said: “I’m so overwhelmed, I don’t know whether to be sick, to celebrate – I feel in shock. I could hear the rocks crumbling behind me where they were so close. I’ve never run like that in my whole life.”
Roman said: “That was the most adrenaline, most emotion that I’ve had ever. You were saying were saving first for that last one, and you were right.”
Visibly emotional, Molly and Tyler could be seen waiting for Roman and Harleymoon to finish writing their names in the book with Tyler saying: “we did it, I’m proud of you, I’m proud of us.” and Molly adding: “I think they’re a mixture of happy tears, just absolute shock and pride.” Tyler concluded: “The fact that we were here, 20m away and if it weren’t for a broken engine, we’d be first on that list, I’m not worried! That’s life innit.”
Over 5 hours later, Anita and Bal reached the checkpoint in third place with Anita saying: “Ah third, but still amazing. Dad, same day!” Bal added: “We were over 18 hours behind, so that’s 12 hours we’ve caught up.”
Anita concluded: “We are very, very proud of ourselves, well done you dad, you are amazing dad, do you know that?”
Earlier on in the episode, Dylan Llewellyn and Jackie decided to leave the race due to limited budget. The ultimate adventure has seen the pairs race through one of the most diverse and visually stunning routes yet, spanning the undiscovered Caribbean and Pacific coast of Central America.
The journey began on the idyllic Caribbean island of Isla Mujeres, just off the easternmost point of Mexico and challenged 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.
They have successfully reached the finish line without access to lavish transport, smartphones or bank cards, instead relying on limited budgets, local transport and their own resourcefulness, as well as the kindness of strangers.
Ahead of the final Roman had praised his sister and reflected on the trip. He said: “I think a massive thing that Harley probably taught me throughout was learning to enjoy the moments in life that we can’t control, the moments in life where you’ve just got to accept your circumstance.”
