Jo Gardiner, 61, a former contestant on the BBC travel competition Race Across the World, has died after a battle with cancer, the BBC reported. Her death was announced a year after her son was killed in a crash.
Gardiner first came to public attention through her appearance on the BBC series, which follows pairs of travellers racing across continents without using aeroplanes. The show has brought wide exposure to participants, who are often remembered for their personalities and the relationships they form on the road.
No further details about the circumstances of Gardiner's illness, or arrangements following her death, have been released. The broadcaster did not provide information on any public tributes or memorial services at the time of the report.
Her son died in a crash last year; few details about that incident have been publicly disclosed. The timing of her death, coming a year after that loss, was noted in coverage of Gardiner's passing.