Race Across the World star dies year after son

Race Across the World star Jo Gardiner dies a year after son

Gardiner, who had cancer, is remembered as ‘one of a kind’ after competing in BBC show with son Sam in 2020 Tributes have been paid to the Race Across the World star Jo Gardiner, who has died a year after her son and co-star Sam was killed in a car crash. The physiotherapist from Manchester died after “a long and courageous battle with cancer”, relatives said. She was 61 and is survived by her other son, Charlie. Co…

24 Aug, 12:44

Race Across the World star dies year after son

Former TV contestant, Jo Gardiner, 61, dies of cancer one year after her son's death in a crash.

24 Aug, 10:13

Race Across The World star Jo Gardiner dies a year after son died in crash

Jo Gardiner competed with her son Sam in the hit BBC show during its second series in 2020

24 Aug, 09:20

Race Across the World’s Jo Gardiner, 61, dies one year after co-star son’s death

'She was one of a kind.'

24 Aug, 09:28

BBC Race Across the World star Jo Gardiner dies aged 61 just a year after tragic death of son Sam

Jo Gardiner, who starred alongside her son Sam in the BBC's Race Across the World, has died aged 61 after what her family described as "a long and courageous battle with cancer." The Manchester physiotherapist's death comes barely a year after 24-year-old Sam was killed when his white Volkswagen Golf R estate left the road and overturned in June 2025. Sam, a landscape gardener, had been back in Manchester for a fa…

24 Aug, 13:06

Race Across The World contestant Jo Gardiner dies aged 61 just one year after her co-star son was killed in a car crash

Race Across The World star Jo Gardiner has died, a year after her co-star son Sam was killed in a car crash.

24 Aug, 11:03