{"id":553806,"date":"2025-11-06T22:25:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T22:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/553806\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T22:25:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T22:25:16","slug":"do-celebrity-race-across-the-world-stars-get-secret-help-contestant-explains-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/553806\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Celebrity Race Across The World stars get secret &#8220;help&#8221;? Contestant explains all"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">With Celebrity Race Across The World back on screens tonight, one of its star couples has revealed exactly how much &#8220;help&#8221; the contestants got from producers while filming it. Presenter Tyler West and EastEnders&#8217; Molly Rainford, who are engaged, can be seen competing together on the hit series, and they admitted they were expecting much more assistance than they got. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">In the end, it seems there was precisely zero. &#8220;We&#8217;re massive fans of the show ever since the first episode, right?&#8221; Tyler said on Lorraine. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;But when you watch it, you think &#8216;oh they must get some help&#8217;, or, &#8216;there must be something&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>What to Read Next<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;I genuinely was that idiot that was there, and I was talking with Molly and I was looking at the camera and I was like, &#8216;they&#8217;re gonna help in a minute, babe, don&#8217;t worry about this&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">But he confirmed: &#8220;There was no help whatsoever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"tyler west molly rainford celebrity race across the world\" title=\"tyler west molly rainford celebrity race across the world\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4558\" height=\"3039\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tyler-west-molly-rainford-celebrity-race-across-the-world-2-690cde2bbf292.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photographer:\/\/BBC<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"15.0\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a67951885\/celebrity-race-across-world-line-up-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a67951885\/celebrity-race-across-world-line-up-2025\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Celebrity Race Across the World line-up revealed for 2025\" data-node-id=\"15.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Celebrity Race Across the World line-up revealed for 2025<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"17\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Molly \u2013 who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-anna-knight-exit-story-unexpected-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-anna-knight-exit-story-unexpected-announcement\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"exiting her soap role as Albert Square&#039;s Anna Knight\" data-node-id=\"17.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">exiting her soap role as Albert Square&#8217;s Anna Knight<\/a> \u2013 added: &#8220;I think that&#8217;s why it made doing the race so rewarding, because it&#8217;s all on you to get that journey right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"19\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The pair also joked that it helped cement the fact that they want to spend the rest of their lives together. &#8220;I bought the [engagement] ring four months into us getting together; I knew for a fact that she&#8217;s my person,&#8221; Tyler said.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"21\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;But then, I think there was times along our journey of Race Across The World when I was like &#8216;I can&#8217;t get with anyone else cause you&#8217;ve seen me in some diabolical situations!'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"23\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;Me especially,&#8221; Molly said. &#8220;Some of the stomach issues and that good fun&#8230; You&#8217;ve seen me at my worst!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"25\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve smelt her at her worst,&#8221; Tyler quipped.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"celebrity race across the world 2025, anita rani, dylan llewellyn, tyler west, molly rainford, roman kemp\" title=\"Celebrity Race Across the World 2025, \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"6790\" height=\"3862\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/celebrity-race-across-the-world-2025-cast-photo-68f91f2beb339.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"28\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"28.0\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a63147899\/best-film-tv-tours-2025\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a63147899\/best-film-tv-tours-2025\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best film and TV tours for 2025\" data-node-id=\"28.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best film and TV tours for 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"30\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Other couples competing on the show this time include Anita Rani and her dad Bal, Big Boys star Dylan Llewellyn and his mum Jackie, and presenter Roman Kemp with his sister, the singer-songwriter Harleymoon.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"32\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The route will take the competitors from Isla Mujeres in Mexico to Pen\u00ednsula de La Guajira in Colombia.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"34\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Kemp has described the route as &#8220;scary&#8221;, telling Tom Grennan on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p0m3qs5w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p0m3qs5w\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"You About?\" data-node-id=\"34.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\">You About?<\/a> podcast: &#8220;I really thought I&#8217;m a Celeb was hard. It really is, it&#8217;s no joke. This show is so beyond hard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"36\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Echoing West&#8217;s comments about the stars being left to fend for themselves, he continued: &#8220;When I say you are on your own, figuring stuff out \u2013  no phone, little bit of money&#8230; It&#8217;s crazy. And where we went, which I can&#8217;t say yet, wow. Scary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"38\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"38.0\">Celebrity Race Across the World season 3 airs on BBC One and iPlayer at 8pm on Thursdays.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"41\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"41.0\"><strong data-node-id=\"41.0.0\">The new edition of <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"41.0.1\">Living Legends<\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"41.0.2\"> is here! <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/special-editions-subscriptions-lvgwitchesariana\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/special-editions-subscriptions-lvgwitchesariana\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Buy Ariana &amp; Witches in newsagents or online\" data-node-id=\"41.0.3\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-node-id=\"41.0.3.0\">Buy <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"41.0.3.1\">Ariana &amp; Witches<\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"41.0.3.2\"> in newsagents or online<\/strong><\/a><strong data-node-id=\"41.0.4\">, priced at just \u00a38.99.<\/strong><\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"41.1\"><br data-node-id=\"41.1.0\"\/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762467915_666_37454c59-9f86-4f90-8319-50e00b543ca5_1759932323.file\" alt=\"Headshot of Shaun Kitchener\" title=\"Headshot of Shaun Kitchener\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-o0wq4v ev8dhu53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shaun is an Evening News Editor at <strong>Digital Spy<\/strong>, with over a decade of experience reporting on all things pop culture. He has written for outlets including <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/author\/shaun-kitchener\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.attitude.co.uk\/contributor\/shaun-kitchener\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attitude<\/a>, Huffington Post, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/authors\/shaun-kitchener\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mirror<\/a>, Yahoo!, Pink News and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/journalist\/122476\/Shaun-Kitchener\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Express Online<\/a>; specialising in TV, movies, soaps, music and LGBTQ+ issues. He is also a BAFTA Rocliffe-winning scriptwriter, having written episodes of the soap Hollyoaks, the official Steps musical <a href=\"https:\/\/thestepsmusical.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here &amp; Now<\/a> and multiple Offie Award-nominated plays. He studied English Literature and Drama at the University of East Anglia, and will happily talk at length about Desperate Housewives to anyone who&#8217;ll listen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With Celebrity Race Across The World back on screens tonight, one of its star couples has revealed exactly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":553807,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3937],"tags":[1380,177149,1331,77,1330,177148,382,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-553806","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-content-type-news","9":"tag-contentid-9428bc3d-cdae-4659-bc91-746f8115664c","10":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-locale-gb","13":"tag-shorttitle-do-celeb-race-across-the-world-stars-get-help","14":"tag-tv","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115505105023231763","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553806\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/553807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=553806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=553806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}