According to reports, Jeff Stelling will make his reality TV debut in Celebrity Race Across The World, appearing with his 26-year-old son Matthew. The competition sees stars race across an area of the world to reach a destination using any means of transportation other than by air, according to sources. Stelling competed with other celebrities including Junior and Princess, children of Katie Price and Peter Andre, in the show.
The exact broadcast date for series four, the specific destination or route, and the full list of competitors have not been announced, nor has the outcome of Stelling and Matthew's performance been revealed. Stelling's broadcasting career includes leaving Gillette Soccer Saturday in 2023 after presenting it for 29 years, according to reports. He is a host of talkSPORT Breakfast, having joined the station in December 2023 to co-host the Breakfast Show with Ally McCoist on Mondays and Tuesdays, sources say.
His television work has included hosting Countdown on Channel 4 and fronting an ITV game show called Alphabetical, and he made a cameo appearance in the Apple TV series Ted Lasso, as reported. Celebrity Race Across The World first aired in 2023, with Roman Kemp and Harleymoon Kemp winning the last series, which ended in December last year, according to sources. Personally, Stelling is a Hartlepool United superfan, was made an MBE in 2023 for fundraising and campaigning for prostate cancer charities, and has completed 34 walks since his maiden trek from Hartlepool, County Durham, to Wembley in London in 2016, as reported.