Who are Katie and Harrison? Meet Race Across the World 2026 contestants

The time has come for Race Across the World season 6, as a new group of pairs take on a journey like no other.

Kicking off tonight (2 April), the five teams will begin their race of more than 12,000 as they travel across Europe and Asia.

Among the teams are Harrison and Katie, the latter of whom was quite stressed during the race when she learned their final checkpoint was in Mongolia.

"I’d packed for Brazil," Katie told Radio Times. "I just really thought we were going to Brazil so I was worried about my clothes, and I’d heard Mongolia is cold."

As their journey begins, scroll on to learn more about Race Across the World contestants Katie and Harrison.

Who are Katie and Harrison?

Relationship: Siblings

Katie, 21, and Harrison, 23, are inseparable siblings who do everything together – but when it comes to the race, they couldn't be more different.

The pair headed into the race with a game plan, but specifically one to ensure they remained as close as they were before the show.

Katie explained: "Our race relationship was slightly different to our home relationship because we were nice to each other. At home, it’s constant banter and taking the mick out of each other, so I suppose the race did help with our relationship in that aspect."

"We do everything together, so we had a strong relationship and foundation going into the race, but we made a conscious effort to not wind each other up," Harrison added.

Why did Katie and Harrison sign up for Race Across the World?

Harrison has always been a huge fan of Race Across the World and after being sent the link to applications by their mum, all he needed to do was convince Katie.

"I was excited for the race but it was the TV aspect I was nervous for," Katie told Radio Times. "It was just something very different."

But Katie's nerves soon subsided, and it was being on the race that helped her self confidence grow.

She explained: "I learned to be a bit more confident in myself and just the fact you can talk to strangers and get on a train and nothing bad is going to happen. It made me view the world in a better perspective."

While Harrison told Radio Times: "I live quite a strictly, regimented life so I think I learned a different side to me that maybe I didn’t know existed or I didn’t want to explore. I need to get back to him as soon as possible."

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Race Across the World returns on Thursday 2 April at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer. Seasons 1-5 are available to watch on iPlayer.

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