'The Amazing Race': Meet the Social Media Stars Cast of Season 28
In a move that CBS hopes will get a lot of “likes,” all of the teams in Season 28 of The Amazing Race will be made up of social media superstars.
The 11 teams of “social media influencers” include YouTube personalities, Vine favorites, and popular vloggers. While The Amazing Race has included social media stars before (YouTubers Meghan Camarena and Joey Graceffa), this is the first time that they’ve taken up the entire cast.
And in another first, host Phil Keoghan will live-stream the first leg of the race on his Facebook page on Sunday, Nov. 15 around 10:30 p.m. ET.
Let’s put aside our skepticism about this idea — which, frankly, seems like it was cooked up by a room full of execs desperate to reach millennial viewers — and meet the 11 teams:
Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl
Relationship: Best Friends
Current Residence: Los Angeles, Calif.
Tyler has more than 7.7 million subscribers on YouTube and is one of the biggest social media influencers in the space. He is racing with his best friend and fellow YouTube star, Korey Kuhl, who hosts the award-winning podcast “Psychobabble” with him.
Burnie Burns and Ashley Jenkins
Relationship: Dating
Current Residence: Austin, Texas
Burnie runs Rooster Teeth, one of the largest gaming sites with more than 8.2 million subscribers on YouTube. He is racing with his girlfriend and Rooster Teeth co-host, Ashley.
Erin White Robinson and Joslyn Davis
Relationship: Best Friends
Current Residence: Los Angeles, Calif.
Erin and Joslyn are best friends and YouTube hosts for the popular news and entertainment channel Clevver, where they cover everything Hollywood.
Sheri and Cole LaBrant
Relationship: Mother/Son
Current Residence: Enterprise, Ala.
Cole is a teen heartthrob Viner who has amassed more than 6.5 million followers. He is racing with his mother, Sheri.
Zach and Rachel King
Relationship: Newlyweds
Current Residence: Los Angeles, Calif.
Zach is best known as the Magic Viner and has more than 3.7 million followers. He is racing with his wife, Rachel.
Dana Borriello and Matt Steffanina
Relationship: Dating
Current Residence: Los Angeles, Calif.
Engaged couple Dana and Matt are best known for their dance videos and tutorials. They have danced all over the world and Matt has more than 2.4 million subscribers on YouTube.
Jessica Versteeg and Brittany Oldehoff
Relationship: Best Friends
Current Residence: San Francisco, Calif. and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Jessica and Brittany are best friends and Instagram Models who together have more than 60,000 followers.
#TBT to that time we had on too much make up.
A photo posted by BRITTANY OLDEHOFF (@brittanyoldehoff) on Oct 15, 2015 at 2:56pm PDT
Marty Cobb and Hagan Parkman
Relationship: Mother/Daughter
Current Residence: McKinney, Texas
Marty (Mother) is best known for her hilarious flight attendant safety demonstration that went viral and has more than 22 million views on YouTube. She is racing with her daughter, Hagan.
Scott and Blair Fowler
Relationship: Father/Daughter
Current Residence: Kingsport, Tenn. and Los Angeles, Calif.
Blair started her YouTube channel when she was 14, posting beauty and fashion videos. She has expanded her channel to include all things lifestyle and has amassed more than 1.7 million subscribers. She is racing with her father.
Kurt Gibson and Brodie Smith
Relationship: Best Friends
Current Residence: Dallas, Texas
Brodie turned his Frisbee skills into popular videos and has a YouTube channel with more than 1 million followers. He is racing with his best friend and former ultimate Frisbee teammate, Kurt. They won three National Championships at the University of Florida.
Cameron and Darius Benson
Relationship: Brothers
Current Residence: Memphis, Tenn. and Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Cameron and Darius made a name for themselves on Vine by doing crazy stunts like parkour, unicycling and juggling. Together they have more than 3 million followers.
The Amazing Race Season 28 premieres Nov. 15 on CBS.