Jeff Stelling reveals he lost a stone and a half during Celebrity Race Across The World as he reflects on 'tough' experience and reveals he almost quit

Published: 07:43 EDT, 4 November 2026 | Updated: 07:43 EDT, 4 November 2026 Jeff Stelling has revealed he lost a stone and a half during his time on Celebrity Race Across The World.The Sky Sports presenter, 71, is starring on the show alongside his son Matt, 26, alongside fellow contestants Princess and Junior Andre, Ella Eyre and her best friend Nana and Sam Ryder and his friend and tour manager Kaz. And the pair got off to a rocky start in last week's first episode after they were left arguing as he refused to slum it for the sake of the race. However, while last Wednesday's episode saw them indulging in a beer, Jeff has revealed that the race conditions did take a toll on him as they survived on an average of £25 a day. Reflecting on the show he said: 'I also lost about a stone and a half during the race. Mind you, if you saw the size of me at the start, losing a few pounds wasn’t really a problem.'Jeff also revealed how physically tough he found the experience as he added: 'There were plenty of ups and downs in the days ahead and I got pretty emotional at times.' Jeff Stelling has revealed he lost a stone and a half during Celebrity Race Across The World as he reflected on 'tough' experience and reveals he almost quit Describing how he was forced to showers with a cold pan of water, and use a hole in the floor as a toilet he admitted he was ready to throw in the towelDescribing how he was forced to showers with a cold pan of water, and use a hole in the floor as a toilet he admitted he was ready to throw in the towel. He told The Times: 'It got to the point where I was thinking, enough is enough, I’m going home. But that was really just my way of expressing frustration; in my heart I had no intention of quitting.'Jeff is best known for his long tenure presenting Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday, leaving the broadcaster in 2023 after 29 years in the role.He has since presented talkSPORT’s Breakfast show on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-10am alongside Ally McCoist, although he announced in February that he was stepping away for 'two to three weeks' to film the BBC show. During the first episode Jeff was seen squabbling with his schoolteacher son Matt because he refused to slum it for the sake of the race.Jeff wanted to play it safe, prioritising a square meal, a few beers and a comfy bed, telling Matt: 'Heat, hills, a backpack and dodgy knees. Worst combination ever.'Elsewhere in the episode Celebrity Race Across The World viewers shared their early concerns for nepo babies Princess and Junior Andre.At the end of the episode, the siblings were in last place and currently 230km (143 miles) away from the finish line, a day behind their rivals who had reached the first check point.As singer Ella Eyre and her pal Nana made it to the hotel checkpoint, closely followed by Jeff Stelling and Matt, the Andre offspring were tailing behind on a night bus. Elsewhere in the episode Celebrity Race Across The World viewers shared their early concerns for nepo babies Princess and Junior Andre During their 'nightmare' journey, Junior, 21, and Princess, 19, revealed two other passengers were vomiting on the bus and it 'stank'.After watching the grim scene, fans took to X to share their sympathy and concern for the pair, writing: 'Not the puking on the bus';'Nice bus to be on, for Junior and Princess'; 'Oh bless him, Junior is so polite'; 'Meanwhile.. 230km away. Poor Princess and Junior. Trip of nightmares';'Junior and Princess still away from the first checkpoint'; 'Not a good start for the Andres in last place, still a long way to go.'Another person predicted: 'So.. I have this feeling that Princess and Junior are not going to finish race...'