CELEBRITY ANTIQUES ROADTRIP REVEAL LINE-UP FOR LATEST SERIES

Hit BBC Two factual entertainment show Celebrity Antiques Road Trip returns next week for its twelfth series, and the line-up of stars heading out on the road this year includes Love Island winners, Strictly favourites, ‘80s pop royalty, and ‘The GC’…

The 20-episode series kicks off on Tuesday 10 October with husband-and-wife comedy duo Paul Merton and Suki Webster getting behind the wheel of one of the show’s classic cars.

News anchor siblings Geeta and Krishnan Guru-Murthy are in the driving seat for episode two, which follows on Wednesday 11 October on BBC Two and iPlayer.

Full celebrity line-up:

• Paul Merton and Suki Webster

• Geeta and Krishnan Guru-Murthy

• Ian McElhinney and Tara Lynne O’Neill

• Owain Wyn Evans and Dianne Buswell

• Linda Robson and Brenda Edwards

• Bobby Friction and Sima Kotecha

• Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti

• Joanna Page and Wynne Evans

• Sara Davies and Amy Dowden

• Stephanie Beacham and Amanda Barrie

• Samantha Fox and Sinitta

• Gemma Collins and Melvin Odoom

• Richard ‘Dick’ McCourt and Dominic ‘Dom’ Wood

• Tricia Penrose and Dean Sullivan

• Rt. Hon. Lord David Blunkett and Lesley Garrett CBE

• Tez Ilyas and Eshaan Akbar

• Amy Robbins and Michelle Hardwick

• Tamzin Outhwaite and Julie Graham

• Christine McGuinness and Colson Smith

• Laila Morse and Rita Simons

The experts accompanying the celebrities on their Road Trip adventures this year are Serhat Ahmet, Angus Ashworth, Izzie Balmer, James Braxton, Margie Cooper, Charles Hanson, David Harper, Roo Irvine, Hettie Jago, Ishy Khan, Paul Laidlaw, Irita Marriott, Tim Medhurst, Steven Moore, Natasha Raskin Sharp, Philip Serrell and Catherine Southon.

Discussing his experience on the show, Davide said: “It was such a pleasure to be part of Celebrity Antiques Road Trip – from the nostalgic feeling of putting myself into an antique car, through to the fun side of buying and selling antiques.

“There was healthy competition between Ekin and I, and we had lots of fun as we supported each other through the experience. I learned a lot about antiques and how appearances can be deceiving; something may look like it could be worth a lot, but it may just be more sentimental value.”

Muslim Alim, BBC Commissioning Editor, said: “It’s great to have Celebrity Antiques Road Trip back on BBC Two this autumn with another exciting list of celebrity duos and a plethora of weird and wonderful items that will have you guessing till the last minute on their profit potential.”

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip begins on Tuesday 11 October at 7pm on BBC Two and iPlayer.