Anita Rani Says Mexican Hotel Mistook Her and Father for Refugees During Celebrity Race Across The World Filming

Overview

• Rani and her father, Bal Singh Nazran, say the mix-up happened in Mexico when hotel staff translated their repeated border queries and asked if they needed sanctuary.
• Rani reflected that their appearance may have influenced how they were perceived as they travelled through Central America.
• The new BBC series charts a roughly 5,900 km route from Isla Mujeres in Mexico to La Guajira in Colombia.
• This year's celebrity pairs include Roman Kemp with his sister Harley Moon, Tyler West with Molly Rainford, and Dylan Llewellyn with his mother Jackie.
• Celebrity Race Across The World is scheduled to begin on BBC One on November 6 with streaming on iPlayer, following a London premiere at Curzon Soho.