I lost a stone and a half on Race Across the World – BBC gave us nothing off camera, we had to beg for food and water
A FORMER Race Across the World winner has revealed that they lost a stone and a half while competing on the BBC show and had to beg the producers for food and water off camera.
Race Across The World sees two teams battle it out to be the fastest to reach a particular destination in the world.
Although this sounds easy – they aren’t allowed to use a plane.
The popular programme premiered in 2019, followed by a second series the following year.
After three years off our screens, the BBC Two programme has made an epic return.
Emon Choudhury, the competition show’s Season 2 winner, has spoken out about his 2020 trip across South America with his nephew Jamiul.
The pair ended up winning the £200,000 cash prize at the finish line.
He revealed that food was one of the most important factors in each season of Race Across the Globe, and the teams struggled to eat on the show.
Eamon admitted that, food was a constant concern for the teams because of their tight budgets, with many having to eat whenever they had the opportunity.
“I lost over a stone, a stone and a half and the same with my nephew, he lost quite a bit as well. The food was an issue,” he penned.
He revealed that they often had to beg producers for food when the camera’s were not rolling.
“You always think on these TV shows, you get a sandwich off-camera or water or a little snack here or there but no, it wasn’t like that!”
He acknowledged that for the first few of weeks, they both had difficulty, but they eventually adapted and began to approach strangers for food or water.