Hollyoaks star 'signs up to Celebrity Race Across the World' alongside huge EastEnders actress

A former star is the latest famous face to sign up for BBC's , according to reports. Fans of the Liverpool based soap will remember Dylan Llewellyn as cheeky character Martin "Jono" Johnson, as he's set to appear on screens once again.

Since leaving the soap in 2016, the star has appeared in a number of high profile TV shows including, Big Boys and Beyond Paradise.

Dylan's latest venture will now see him racing across the globe with a team mate in hopes to beat his competitors, without the help of a phone or credit card.

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The has contacted a representative of the show for comment.

Despite his TV success, Dylan previously admitted to going through a rough patch in his career. While chatting on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch, he shared his near brush with giving up acting: "I was struggling a bit and I was almost like going to give up on acting, you know?"

“And I just wasn’t getting any auditions, and yeah, it was just a really quiet period and I was working in a coffee shop and just grafting because that’s like the realities of acting. You’ve got to graft, you know, it’s a really tough industry.”

He revealed to the Guardian that his breakthrough role as James in Derry Girls came just in time. "It was emotional, really. I was about to give up. It really meant the to me. It saved me," he said.

Earlier this week it was reported that have signed up for Celebrity Race Across the World, according to reports.

The star, 24, and Kiss FM presenter, 29, who met on dance show in 2022, are said to have already filmed the smash-hit series in which a bunch of celebrities partake in an epic race across the world without their phones or credit cards to help.

The last series, which aired last summer saw stars, including , Scott Mills, and Kola Bokinni race across South America.

Speaking on the reported signing of the Strictly couple, a source told : "Molly and Tyler are a huge coup for the show. They’re popular with millions of viewers from their stints on Strictly, and Molly will bring in loads of EastEnders fans too."

Molly and Tyler's relationship blossomed during the Strictly Live Tour in 2023, and things have been going from strength to strength ever since.

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