Who are Betty and James? Meet Race Across the World 2024 contestants

We are six episodes into the thrilling race, and so far the teams have travelled across Japan, Cambodia, Thailand and now Vietnam as they aim to get to their final checkpoint, all with the hopes of getting there first!

Among those still in the race are brother and sister duo Betty and James, who have proven skilful as they continue their journey.

As ever, the teams have had to leave their smartphones, the internet and bank cards all behind as they embarked on the epic adventure and so far, Betty and James appear to be faring well as the competition ramps up.

With just two more episodes to go to find out who the winner of Race Across the World 2024 is, here's everything you need to know about Betty and James.

Who are Betty and James?

Relationship: Siblings

From: Hertfordshire

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Betty, 25, and James, 21, enjoy watching Race Across the World as a family. But James never anticipated that he and his sister would actually be taking part in it.

"I think it was kind of my idea. I got the application thing going and James got dragged along for the journey," Betty admits.

"You said a few times, there’s other people you should’ve taken - but they’re not here or couldn’t do it," James added.

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Why did Betty and James want to take part in Race Across the World?

Barely in touch as adults, Betty and James don't have a lot in common. But they're hoping the experience of Race Across the World brings them closer together as family.

"It’s a TV programme that we watch as a family, and I think during series one and two we were sat there like, 'We could definitely do this,'" Betty said.

"It got to the last week we could apply, and we thought, 'Let's just go for it.' We did the audition video very [much] on a whim and filled out the form - and here we are."

While Betty is a more seasoned traveller than James, he is quietly confident about their chances of winning.

"Betty doesn’t like to admit it, she doesn’t want to say it or come across too cocky or arrogant, but I think we’ve got a good chance," he said.

"Everyone's got an equal chance at the beginning, don’t they? But especially once we get going and settle into the first week and figure out how it’s going to work, I think we could definitely put up a fight.

"We’re both very competitive. We’ve grown up in sports backgrounds, and that’s all you do in sport, isn’t it? Try and win.

"I grew up playing quite a lot: football, cricket, tennis. Mostly cricket till a few years ago. I still play football, but it's very much a weekend ruiner if you lose on Saturday."

When is Race Across the World on TV?

Race Across the World is next on BBC One and iPlayer on Wednesday 22nd May at 9pm, and will continue every Wednesday after until the season comes to a close.

Race Across the World 2024 continues on BBC One and BBC iPlayer every Wednesday at 9pm.

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