Race Across The World Stars Caroline And Tom React To 'Posh' Critics

Race Across The World's mother-and-son duo Caroline and TomThis article contains major spoilers for the season five finale of Race Across The World.Race Across The World stars Caroline and Tom Bridge have shared their thoughts on how their privilege has been perceived by viewers of the show.Earlier this week, it was revealed that the mother-and-son duo had won the latest season of the hit BBC show, managing to make it from China across India faster than any of the other competing teams.During a new interview with The Telegraph, the pair were asked if they were worried that coming across as “posh” on the show could make them harder to root for.“I didn’t realise I would be viewed that way,” Caroline responded, insisting that “being judged by how you speak” is, in her words, “no better or worse than being judged by how you look or your colour or your height or anything else”.“Actually, you are a subject to prejudice because of that, and you’re put in a box, which is a shame,” she said. “I can’t change it, and I’m not embarrassed by it, as it’s me.”Tom then admitted that he did expect “that was going to be the case, just because I know that’s what social media is like”.He added: “I was just hoping that people would look a bit deeper and see that we are just exactly the same as anybody else.”Caroline and Tom celebrating their Race Across The World victoryOver the course of the series, viewers saw the team opening up to one another about their lives, with Caroline sharing her feelings of losing her purpose at home with her son as they spent more time together on the road.Tom was also seen sharing more about his cerebral palsy with the people he met, despite this being a subject he’d previously been uncomfortable to discuss outside of a select few in his close circle.Race Across The World concludes on Wednesday at 9pm on BBC One with the reunion special, with the next celebrity series also airing later this year.MORE RACE ACROSS THE WORLD:12 Behind-The-Scenes Secrets You Didn’t Know About Race Across The WorldRace Across The World Winners Reveal Sweet Plans For Their Prize MoneyThis Is The 1 Time Race Across The World Producers Will Intervene During The Pairs' Journeys

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