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BBC’s Anita Rani and her father, Bal Singh Nazran, were mistaken for refugees during their stint on the new Celebrity Race Across The World series after they were filming in a hotel in Mexico. Anita's father Bal recalled the moment when hotel staff thought they were refugees because they kept asking where the border was. Bal, who is from Bradford, said: “We were filming in a hotel in Mexico and the owners thought we were refugees.” He added: “It is because we kept asking where the border was, as we were obviously trying to get to the next location point. We were asking the hotel at night, and we were asking where the border was. And because they did not speak any English, they translated on their mobile phone and kept asking if we needed sanctuary.” Anita recalled the moment and added: “We were asking how to get to the border, and there we are, these culturally ambiguous-looking brown people in Central America. Also on this trip dad stayed at his first ever backpackers [hostel] and they were all playing pool and everyone was really young. They were just tattooing each other. “They were like 16 or 17-year-olds from all over the world and I was like "Now dad. You are going to see people smoking weed." He was like, "as long as I don’t get high!"' As well as Anita and her dad, the show is also starring actor Dylan Llewellyn and his mum Jackie, presenter Tyler West and EastEnders actress Molly Rainford, as well as radio host Roman Kemp and his sister, singer Harley Moon. The new series of Celebrity Race Across the World takes contestants through the Caribbean and Pacific coast of Central America in six thrilling one-hour episodes. Roman Kemp’s sister, Harley Moon said that filming the show ‘absolutely changed' her relationship with her brother. She said: “We are a really close family but when you are a close family it does not mean that me and my siblings are best mates. Like, you meet up at your mum and dad's place and take the dogs out and make each other a cup of tea and do the small talk.” She added: “The first thing our parents asked us when we got home was "Please tell us. Did you get on?" They were so worried about us. It was great to have that time to really understand each other.” Roman, 32, has told how he came off antidepressants last year and found the race to be “a good test for my anxiety”. He explained: “It’s probably the best thing I’ve ever done on television, but doing the race itself was hell! "I used to watch it and wonder why a contestant was crying, well, that was me.” The pair, whose parents are Spandau Ballet’s Martin Kemp and Wham’s Shirlie Holliman, said that they had “very different” personalities with Harleymoon’s “short attention span” meaning she didn’t have much sympathy for Roman’s anxiety issues. “Ro would be talking about his worries, and I couldn’t remember what he was talking about,” the 36-year-old singer songwriter confessed to Radio Times. “Or I’d fall asleep. But I learnt to listen to him as the race progressed, and we understood each other for the first time.” Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .
