How to watch Celebrity Race Across The World for free — Stream from anywhere

Jeff Stelling with his son, Matt
(Image credit: BBC)

Celebrity Race Around The World premieres on Wednesday, October 28. The contestants have to make the journey from Malaysian Borneo to Melbourne without using their cell phones, no bank cards, and taking flights is forbidden. If they need extra cash, they have to work for it along the way. As if that isn't tough enough, they're all racing against each other!

If you're currently racing across the world yourself and cant access your usual streams, don't worry. You can watch Celebrity Race Around The World from anywhere with a VPN.

Quick links

Time: 9 pm UK / 4 pm ET / 1 pm PT / 6 am AEST (Tues)
UK: BBC iPlayer (free)
How to use a VPN to watch anywhere

The new series of Celebrity Race Across The World will see contestants (a celeb and a plus one) dropped in Kuching, North-west Borneo. The pairs will then havt to find their way — without boarding a plane — across South-east Asia, passing checkpoints, to eventually cross the finish line in Melbourne, Australia. Will they all make it?

This year the celebs are singer Ella Eyre and her childhood friend Nana, legendary sports broadcaster Jeff Stelling and his son Matt, TInfluencer Princess Andre along with brother Junior and Musician and Eurovision contestant Sam Ryder joined by his best mate and tour manager Kaz. Read on to find out what they expect and the tactics they intend to use in a bid to be the fastest pair to finish.

Here's how to watch Celebrity Race Across The World from anywhere in the world. We've got all the information you'll need below.

How to watch Celebrity Race Across The World 2026 online in the UK for free

BBC One Wednesday, October 28  9 pm GMT

Celebrity Race Across The World season 2 premieres on BBC One on Wednesday, October 28 at 9 pm GMT. And then every Wednesday at the same time subsequently.

The show will also be available on BBC iPlayer the same day.

BBC One and iPlayer are free to watch for license fee payers. If you're trying to access iPlayer while traveling outside the UK, you might want to use a VPN to allow you to watch iPlayer from anywhere.

Can I watch Celebrity Race Across The World online in the US?

Celebrity Race Across The World season 2 will not be available in the US.

However, UK citizens outside the country can use a VPN to watch Celebrity Race Across The World season 2 via BBC iPlayer. We've got all the details you need for that below.

Can I watch Celebrity Race Across The World season 2 online in Australia?

Celebrity Race Across The World season 2 is not available Down Under at the time of writing but if you're a Brit there for work or on vacation and looking to stream the show via BBC iPlayer, you’ll need a VPN.

How to watch from anywhere with a VPN

If you're traveling outside the UK, you can watch Celebrity Race Across The World season 2 on the BBC iPlayer streaming by using a VPN – no matter where you are in the world!

Normally a streaming service will know where you are trying to tune in from and block you if you're not in the right country but a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is an app that hides your location. That means you can access your usual sports and entertainment services even while you're traveling abroad.

Our favorite VPN is NordVPN, which is the No. 1-rated VPN in the world right now according to our sister site, TechRadar.


How to use a VPN to watch any stream

  • Download the app at NordVPN
  • Choose the location of the streaming service you want to watch – in this case, the UK
  • Navigate to the streaming service and start watching!
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