Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRace Across The World star Jo Gardiner has died aged 61 following a long battle with cancer. Her death comes 12 months after her son and co-contestant Sam died in a car crash at the age of 24. The pair competed together in the second series of the BBC travel challenge in 2020, travelling across South America. Her family described the Manchester physiotherapist as an intrepid adventurer who was brave, kind, witty and endlessly loving. Tributes have been paid by the BBC and production team Studio Lambert, with a fundraiser set up for Diabetes UK in her memory. In fullRace Across The World star Jo Gardiner dies just a year after co-contestant son’s deathMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Race Across The World’s Jo Gardiner dies following long cancer battle
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRace Across The World star Jo Gardiner has died aged 61 following a long battle with cancer. Her death comes 12 months after her son and co-contestant Sam died in a car crash at the age of 24. The pair competed together in the second series of the BBC travel challenge in 2020, travelling across South America. Her family described the Manchester physiotherapist as an intrepid adventurer who was brave, kind, witty and endlessly loving. Tributes have been paid by the BBC and production team Studio Lambert, with a fundraiser set up for Diabetes UK in her memory. In fullRace Across The World star Jo Gardiner dies just a year after co-contestant son’s deathMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
