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‘Shut up!’ cry Celebrity Race Across The World fans as they refuse to believe Scott Mills’ real age
The radio star shared some gruelling aspects of filming the hit show
CELEBRITY Race Across The World Fans were left shocked after discovering Scott Mills' real age.
The Radio 2 presenter and his now-husband Sam are one of four pairs competing in the BBC competition.
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In last night's episode (August 21), the celebs had to travel across from the first checkpoint in Canoa Quebrada to Lencois.
Along the way, a local remarked that Scott, 51, looked like he could be 34-year-old Sam's dad.
It prompted him to address their age gap and how he felt about hitting the big 5-0.
Scott said: "I am a bit in denial about my age.
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"I don't know how you're supposed to feel. People say, 'oh, your knees'... I feel the same.
"I forget there's an age difference between me and Sam. He's a bit old for his years, and I'm a bit young. We meet in the middle."
Fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to express their shock, with one viewer writing: "Scott Mills is NOT 51! Shut up! 40 maybe but 51! No way, refuse to believe that."
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Another added: "I refuse to believe Scott Mills is 51 when he literally looks in his mid 30s."
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"Scott Mills is NOT 51! How dare he be that old," said a third.
A fourth exclaimed: "As if Scott Mills is 51, wtf. I dunno how old I thought he was but it wasn't that."
Elsewhere, Scott has opened up about his time filming the BBC show.
Speaking to Metro.co.uk, he revealed he'd asked producers to pause filming while he faced a rough three days.
He explained: "I started getting these mad headaches – I don’t get headaches – but I was getting really awful ones to the point where one day I said, “I can’t film today, I’m really sorry.”’
"Obviously, there was a medic there and he made sure I ate and that I had some tablets to try and get rid of it but it wouldn’t go for three days."
The radio star feared he had contracted dengue fever amidst an outbreak that had spread across Brazil.
Fortunately, this proved not to be the case as Sam discovered Scott was suffering from a "massive caffeine withdrawal."
Race Across the World airs on BBC One and Player.
Race Across The World - Winners so far
Since launching in 2019, BBC travel competition series Race Across The World has had four series to date. Let's take a look at back at the winners so far...
- Series one: Elaine and Tony Teasdale: This married couple, who are retired PE teachers, won the very first series of Race Across The World.
- Series two: Emon and Jamiul Choudhury: The uncle and nephew duo emerged victorious in the show's second outing.
- Series three: Tricia Sail and Cathie Rowe: These lifelong friends became the first non-familial pair to win a series.
- Series four: Alfie Watts and Owen Wood: Both aged 20, these friends bested four other pairs to win series four.