We did Race Across the World while divorcing. It was a blast
Gaz and Yin had only one argument in four weeks backpacking across China. Given the 54-year-olds undertook the voyage with just a map, £2,200 and no phones, their civility has been an inspiration to couples everywhere. Especially considering the pair have been separated for three years.
Despite being divorced (almost: the papers have still to be signed), Gaz and Yin willingly pitted themselves against more usual couples on the fifth series of BBC1's Race Across the World, where five teams must race from the Great Wall of China to the southern tip of India, a distance of 14,000km (8,700 miles), by any means except flying. The first to arrive wins £20,000.
This series of the reality show also featured a doting mother and her
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