Who are Dylan and Jackie Llewellyn? Meet Celebrity Race Across the World 2025 contestants
Dylan is bringing his mum along for the adventure of a lifetime.
It's time for another dose of adventure, as Celebrity Race Across the World returns for a thrilling final episode as the teams make their way to the finish line on the Guajira Peninsula.
Team Tortoise, AKA Jackie and Dylan Llewellyn, must either cut a course inland or follow the tourist trail along the Caribbean coast as they begin their journey in Medellín, Colombia’s second-largest city.
"I don't think we expected to get this far. Our main target is just to complete it and to get to the fifth leg is huge for us," Dylan said as he reminisced on the race.
Jackie added: "I thought we wouldn't make it after leg one. I'm so pleased that we pushed ourselves through the lows, and I'm proud of us both for getting to the end of leg five. I can't believe we’ve got this far."
As we wait to find out how Jackie and Dylan's final leg of the race goes, here's everything you need to know about them as they take part in Celebrity Race Across the World.
Who are Dylan and Jackie?
Relationship: Mother and son
From: Reigate, Surrey
Jobs: Actor and retiree
Instagram: @djllewellyn
Dylan Llewellyn is a 33-year-old actor, best known for playing James in all three series of Derry Girls. He has also starred in Hollyoaks, Big Boys and Beyond Paradise.
Self professed "mummy's boy" Dylan is embarking on the race with his mum Jackie, a 59-year-old retiree.
"I’d always wanted to do an amazing adventure with a family member, and I’m a bit of a mummy’s boy," he admitted to Radio Times magazine.
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Why did Dylan and Jackie want to take part in Celebrity Race Across the World?
When asked about their time on the show, the duo described it as "once in a lifetime" and "magical".
"I wanted to take part because it’s such an amazing experience to be had. I think it looks so beautiful and cool, and it's just a giant adventure and who wouldn't want to go on one of those?
"And to do it with my mum is a huge bonus. It's a once in a lifetime thing to do, and to do it with a loved one is even better," Dylan said.
Jackie added: "In my life, I'm very predictable, like to keep to a routine, safe and everything, and this is really pushing me out of my comfort zone, and I feel, at my age, I should do something like that. I just generally go to destinations for holiday I never have a journey.
"So it's throwing a different spin on my holiday experience. And also to spend time with Dylan, there's normally in life so many distractions and to have that… I don't think anyone has a relationship where there's no distractions and it's just one to one, and that's going to be magical."
Celebrity Race Across the World continues on Wednesday 11th December at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
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Phoebe Kowhai Barnes is a Freelance Writer who covers pop culture and entertainment programmes for the Radio Times. She previously worked as the Senior Assistant Editor at The Tab where she managed its local department. She obtained a BA (Hons) in English Literature from University of Nottingham.
