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Scotsman
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Destination X cast: who has left so far? Full BBC cast
The Destination X journey is already over for quite a few players - see who has left the show 👀📺 Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Destination X is the BBC's newest game show. Rob Brydon hosts the series which mixes The Traitors and Coach Trip. But who is still on the journey right now? The Destination X bus is about to hit the road again, but where will it end up? No-one knows, at least until 10pm anyway. Rob Brydon is on hosting duty for the brand new game show which debuted on BBC One last week. It is back for two more episodes and more hopeful guesses. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad But who has already left the Destination X bus and which players are still in the game? Here's all you need to know: When is Destination X on next? Rob Brydon gets ready for take-off as the host of Destination X, the new BBC game show (Picture: BBC/TwoFour) The wheels on the Destination X bus will be turning again tonight (August 6) as the show returns for its second week. It is due to start at 9pm on BBC once again, following MasterChef's controversial return. Destination X will then be back tomorrow (August 7) for another episode. Episodes will be broadcast on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Who has left Destination X so far? Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Rob Brydon host new BBC competition show Destination X. | BBC/TwoFour The first episode proved to be particularly brutal as a number of players were culled before they could even reach the Destination X bus. Chloe-Anne, Ashvin and Claire were knocked out in the initial challenge. Mahidi made it to the bus but decided to leave the bus voluntarily after one night, craving a home-cooked meal. Deborah was eliminated after being the player whose map guess was the furthest away, despite getting a clue for winning the box challenge. The second episode saw just one player leave, after the five departures in episode one. Dawn was eliminated after her guess of the location was revealed to be the furthest away. The full list before episode three on August 6 looks like this: Chloe-Anne - episode 1 Ashvin - episode 1 Claire - episode 1 Mahidi - walked episode 1 Deborah - episode 1 Dawn - episode 2 Who is still in the cast of Destination X? Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Destination X starts on BBC One on July 30 | BBC The show did initially feature 13 contestants, but after just two episodes that has already been cut to seven with six people leaving so far. The players left in with a chance to win the life-changing £100,000 jackpot includes: Ben - 42, South Wales - Surf School Director Daren - 58, London - Taxi Driver James - 23, Manchester - e-Commerce manager Josh - 26, Dartford - Pilot Judith - 28, Bristol - Nuclear Engineer Nick - 35, Cornwall - Endurance Athlete Saskia - 25, Birmingham - Marketing Executive Who is the host of Destination X on BBC? Rob Brydon is the 'gamemaster' for the Beeb's newest competition show. Destination X will premiere this evening and will broadcast two episodes per week, through to the end of August. Speaking about the show, the host said: 'I've never done a TV show on this scale before. I loved the idea of it, the combination of having to work out clues as to where you are and having to get on with each other. It struck me as the best bits of The Traitors with the best bits of Race Across the World. 'The other thing that attracted me was the scale of it and being a part of a show as ambitious as this, with as huge a crew and as huge a team. I knew it would be a real challenge to see if I could steer that ship.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad He continued: 'I don't want to give anything away but when they start out, they are very much in a team mentality, they are keen to remind me that they are a team - and then things evolve.' Discussing what surprised him the most about the show, Rob Brydon added: 'The surprising things were watching the relationships develop between the players. I say in the first episode it's all about alliances, but then ultimately only one person can win £100,000. So, it was watching the dynamic of the group change over the course of the series in ways that you didn't see coming.' Where do you know the Destination X host from? Rob Brydon is a name that needs no introduction, but we might as well do it anyways. The Welsh actor and comedian might be best known for playing Uncle Bryn (Bryn West) on the BBC's Gavin and Stacey. He played the character across all three of the original series as well as returning for the 2019 and 2024 Christmas specials. He also starred in The Trip films with Steve Coogan - the most recent of which as The Trip to Greece. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Rob also had a small role in the 2023 blockbuster film Barbie. He played Sugar Daddy Ken in the Margot Robbie movie. If you love TV, check out our Screen Babble podcast to get the latest in TV and film.
Scotsman
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Destination X cast: who has left so far? Full BBC cast
The Destination X journey is already over for quite a few players - see who has left the show 👀📺 Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Destination X is the BBC's newest game show. Rob Brydon hosts the series which mixes The Traitors and Coach Trip. But who is still on the journey right now? The Destination X bus is about to hit the road again, but where will it end up? No-one knows, at least until 10pm anyway. Rob Brydon is on hosting duty for the brand new game show which debuted on BBC One last week. It is back for two more episodes and more hopeful guesses. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad But who has already left the Destination X bus and which players are still in the game? Here's all you need to know: When is Destination X on next? Rob Brydon gets ready for take-off as the host of Destination X, the new BBC game show (Picture: BBC/TwoFour) The wheels on the Destination X bus will be turning again tonight (August 6) as the show returns for its second week. It is due to start at 9pm on BBC once again, following MasterChef's controversial return. Destination X will then be back tomorrow (August 7) for another episode. Episodes will be broadcast on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Who has left Destination X so far? Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Rob Brydon host new BBC competition show Destination X. | BBC/TwoFour The first episode proved to be particularly brutal as a number of players were culled before they could even reach the Destination X bus. Chloe-Anne, Ashvin and Claire were knocked out in the initial challenge. Mahidi made it to the bus but decided to leave the bus voluntarily after one night, craving a home-cooked meal. Deborah was eliminated after being the player whose map guess was the furthest away, despite getting a clue for winning the box challenge. The second episode saw just one player leave, after the five departures in episode one. Dawn was eliminated after her guess of the location was revealed to be the furthest away. The full list before episode three on August 6 looks like this: Chloe-Anne - episode 1 Ashvin - episode 1 Claire - episode 1 Mahidi - walked episode 1 Deborah - episode 1 Dawn - episode 2 Who is still in the cast of Destination X? Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Destination X starts on BBC One on July 30 | BBC The show did initially feature 13 contestants, but after just two episodes that has already been cut to seven with six people leaving so far. The players left in with a chance to win the life-changing £100,000 jackpot includes: Ben - 42, South Wales - Surf School Director Daren - 58, London - Taxi Driver James - 23, Manchester - e-Commerce manager Josh - 26, Dartford - Pilot Judith - 28, Bristol - Nuclear Engineer Nick - 35, Cornwall - Endurance Athlete Saskia - 25, Birmingham - Marketing Executive Who is the host of Destination X on BBC? Rob Brydon is the 'gamemaster' for the Beeb's newest competition show. Destination X will premiere this evening and will broadcast two episodes per week, through to the end of August. Speaking about the show, the host said: 'I've never done a TV show on this scale before. I loved the idea of it, the combination of having to work out clues as to where you are and having to get on with each other. It struck me as the best bits of The Traitors with the best bits of Race Across the World. 'The other thing that attracted me was the scale of it and being a part of a show as ambitious as this, with as huge a crew and as huge a team. I knew it would be a real challenge to see if I could steer that ship.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad He continued: 'I don't want to give anything away but when they start out, they are very much in a team mentality, they are keen to remind me that they are a team - and then things evolve.' Discussing what surprised him the most about the show, Rob Brydon added: 'The surprising things were watching the relationships develop between the players. I say in the first episode it's all about alliances, but then ultimately only one person can win £100,000. So, it was watching the dynamic of the group change over the course of the series in ways that you didn't see coming.' Where do you know the Destination X host from? Rob Brydon is a name that needs no introduction, but we might as well do it anyways. The Welsh actor and comedian might be best known for playing Uncle Bryn (Bryn West) on the BBC's Gavin and Stacey. He played the character across all three of the original series as well as returning for the 2019 and 2024 Christmas specials. He also starred in The Trip films with Steve Coogan - the most recent of which as The Trip to Greece. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Rob also had a small role in the 2023 blockbuster film Barbie. He played Sugar Daddy Ken in the Margot Robbie movie.
Scotsman
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Destination X review: Rob Brydon's safari suits can't save this new gameshow, which leaves you feeling lost
Watching the BBC's new expensive-looking reality game show Destination X (BBC1, Weds/Thurs, 9pm) could leave the viewer as discombobulated as the participants on their blacked-out tour bus. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... It's what you would call a 'high-concept' game show – 10 people are loaded on board a tour-bus with frosted windows, like a wheeled bathroom. Periodically, the contestants are herded off the bus wearing hi-tech blindfolds – X Goggles – which are momentarily cleared to allow them a glance at their surroundings. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Add in some games which give them extra clues, and at the end of each episode they have to make a guess – educated or otherwise – at where the tour-bus has ended up. Rob Brydon gets ready for take-off as the host of Destination X, the new BBC game show (Picture: BBC/TwoFour) The person who's guess is furthest away from the actual location gets kicked off and apparently left in a lay-by somewhere in Europe. The remaining contestants then head off to a new destination. Clearly designed to cash in on the BBC's massive hit The Traitors, Destination X looks at first glance like a combination of Claudia Winkleman's devilishly clever backstabathon and Wish You Were Here. The trouble is, it also reminds you of other, less beloved, shows. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad I'm thinking of 3-2-1, with its prize 'clues' that would test a quantum physicist, or the Krypton Factor, with its observation round where you had to remember what colour hat that guy in the corner had been wearing, you know, the one you saw for a nanosecond obscured by a pile of luggage. The Destination X bus takes participants across Europe in the new BBC game show (Picture: BBC/TwoFour) It's those clues that leave you feeling so disorientated, what with the cryptic nature of them – so cryptic it makes the clues to the identity of The Masked Singer seem like models of clarity. Added to this is the fact that both participants and viewers get few chances to see the world outside of the bus – which leaves us all stuck inside with people we might not get in with in the real world. Namely, self-selecting reality game show contestants. They clearly have some problems with the concept, which attempts to include some of the hushed chats in quiet corners of The Traitors, as the contestants try to suss out who is a geo-dunce and who is the travelogue-fan. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Participants on Destination X wear special X Goggles, which give them a glimpse of their surroundings, on the new BBC game show (Picture: BBC/TwoFour) After all, only one person can win the £100,000 cash prize, so they need to work out who is a threat to them winning and who isn't. Part of the charm of The Traitors, however, is that is pits groups against each other, rather than individuals – you can root for a team, even if you don't like all the members. On Destination X, it's every passenger for themselves, and so far we haven't had much chance to get to know them, so any 18-wheeler-dealing comes across as unpleasant. Host Rob Brydon doesn't help. Dressed as Alan Whicker and clearly channelling the oily smarm of the globe-trotting safari suit-wearer, he pops up every so often to give out clues or chuck people off the bus. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad And whereas Claudia seemed as invested in the game as the contestants, Brydon is phoning in his role as an excuse to wear some natty outfits. It's lack of clarity, while frustrating, also means that it's a good show to play along with as a viewer, trying to guess the destination with the same information as the contestants lends it a certain satisfaction. Especially when, as in the second episode, they finally get given a clue which seems obvious to this viewer while stumping the participants. And while shouting 'Matterhorn!' at the screen might not win you many fans at home, baffling your family, it at least passes the time as you search your maps app while ignoring the scheming on screen. I'm hoping the competition among the tourbus-dwellers heats up as the series goes on, but for the moment Destination X has me lost.
Western Telegraph
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Western Telegraph
What is Gavin and Stacey actor Rob Brydon's net worth?
Arguably best known for his role and Uncle Bryn in the hit series Gavin and Stacey, the Welsh comedian and actor has appeared in various other shows. Let's take a look at his career, which TV shows he's been a part of and his net worth. What is Rob Brydon's net worth? Rob Brydon will be hosting the BBC's new show Destination X (Image: BBC/TwoFour) Rob Brydon's net worth is to be $8 million, which is around £6 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. He first gained notoriety for roles in the comedy series such as Human Remains and Supernova. Some of the films Brydon has acted in include Cinderella (2015), The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016), Holmes & Watson (2019) and Barbie (2023). However, many Brits will know him for his role as Bryn West in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey from 2007 to 2024. It is his role as Bryn that saw Brydon receive a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Comedy Performance. Another popular show that stars the Welsh comedian is the BBC One comedy panel show Would I Lie to You?, where he has been the presenter since 2009. Rob Brydon to host new BBC show Destination X Rob Brydon will be hosting the BBC's new competitive reality show Destination X. The show will see 13 contestants on a journey through Europe competing for £100,000. Destination X contestants will travel around Europe on a special bus, where the windows of the bus are opaque but can briefly become clear at the flick of a switch. The players have to learn to live with each other and to complete challenges to win clues as to where on earth they are. At the end of each episode, they all go into the 'map room' on the bus and place an X on the map trying to guess where they are. Whoever is furthest away from the actual location or Destination X has to leave. The winner of Destination X will receive the six-figure cash prize. On hosting the show, Brydon said: "I've never done a TV show on this scale before. I loved the idea of it, the combination of having to work out clues as to where you are and having to get on with each other. "It struck me as the best bits of The Traitors with the best bits of Race Across the World. Recommended reading: "The other thing that attracted me was the scale of it and being a part of a show as ambitious as this, with as huge a crew and as huge a team. "I knew it would be a real challenge to see if I could steer that ship." Destination X begins on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Wednesday, July 30, at 9pm, with episodes airing on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
The Herald Scotland
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
What is Gavin and Stacey actor Rob Brydon's net worth?
Let's take a look at his career, which TV shows he's been a part of and his net worth. What is Rob Brydon's net worth? Rob Brydon will be hosting the BBC's new show Destination X (Image: BBC/TwoFour) Rob Brydon's net worth is to be $8 million, which is around £6 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. He first gained notoriety for roles in the comedy series such as Human Remains and Supernova. Some of the films Brydon has acted in include Cinderella (2015), The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016), Holmes & Watson (2019) and Barbie (2023). However, many Brits will know him for his role as Bryn West in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey from 2007 to 2024. It is his role as Bryn that saw Brydon receive a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Comedy Performance. Another popular show that stars the Welsh comedian is the BBC One comedy panel show Would I Lie to You?, where he has been the presenter since 2009. Rob Brydon to host new BBC show Destination X Rob Brydon will be hosting the BBC's new competitive reality show Destination X. The show will see 13 contestants on a journey through Europe competing for £100,000. Destination X contestants will travel around Europe on a special bus, where the windows of the bus are opaque but can briefly become clear at the flick of a switch. The players have to learn to live with each other and to complete challenges to win clues as to where on earth they are. At the end of each episode, they all go into the 'map room' on the bus and place an X on the map trying to guess where they are. Whoever is furthest away from the actual location or Destination X has to leave. The winner of Destination X will receive the six-figure cash prize. On hosting the show, Brydon said: "I've never done a TV show on this scale before. I loved the idea of it, the combination of having to work out clues as to where you are and having to get on with each other. "It struck me as the best bits of The Traitors with the best bits of Race Across the World. Recommended reading: "The other thing that attracted me was the scale of it and being a part of a show as ambitious as this, with as huge a crew and as huge a team. "I knew it would be a real challenge to see if I could steer that ship." Destination X begins on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Wednesday, July 30, at 9pm, with episodes airing on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
