The model and TV star Kelly Brook recently appeared on the BBC’s Celebrity Race Across The World with husband Jeremy Parisi.
Kelly Brook on Celebrity Race Across The World
The BAFTA winner for best factual entertainment show, Celebrity Race Across The World, is back with a new season and new faces. The model and TV actress Kelly Brook along with her husband Jeremy Parisi featured on the show. She was forced to get out of her comfort zone, asking her to rough it on trains and buses.
The model Kelly Brook, 44, says she used to be paranoid about public transport but fought and overcame during the challenge. Not only this, she also answered how she felt confident enough in herself to don an “unflattering” jumpsuit during the 12,500km race across South America.
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However, she admitted how she asked for an upgrade on an overnight bus during the race but was refused by model Jeremy Parsini as he didn’t want to spend extra cash if they ran out.
Showing conflict and friends’ speculations that the show would spell the end of their marriage aside, the couple insists they are a good team and even categorized the trip as the honeymoon they never had after their Italian wedding back in July 2022.
Kelly shared in a statement to Radio Times: “The suggestion (to take part) came from my agent. Jeremy and I binge-watched every series over a weekend. I didn’t think I could sit on a train for eight hours without my phone! But we’d just got married and hadn’t had a honeymoon, so the timing was right.”
“It was something we could do together, completely out of our comfort zone. Jeremy, who was born in Italy and grew up in France, is brilliant at languages. (And) I was confident enough to be a bit more open about who I am. For the last few weeks, I wore a really unflattering but very comfy jumpsuit.”
“Equally, if I wanted an upgrade on an overnight bus, it wasn’t about being a diva, it was about being comfortable! I just felt sorry for Jeremy, because he’s very competitive and didn’t want to spend money. Lots of friends joked about our marriage surviving this kind of test, but we’ve been together for ten years and know each other’s strengths and weaknesses. He was always going to be the calculator, while I was the compass.”
