BBC Race Across the World contestant Betty, who is taking on the competition alongside her brother James, has released a lengthy and heartfelt statement following the "genuinely breathtaking" response to the latest episode. In emotional and candid scenes, Betty bravely opened up about her heartbreaking diagnosis that left her "without a womb". During the episode that aired on Wednesday, May 22, Betty opened up about wanting to be "resilient" and "brave", but felt her condition - Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) Syndrome - left her in a "negative" mindset.
The 25-year-old explained to the camera that after her 16th birthday, she was diagnosed with MRKH. The condition left her without a uterus, a womb, and one kidney. You can read more on this here .
Viewers were left sobbing by the raw and emotional interaction between Betty and James as she opened up to her brother, and the social media manager has now taken to X, formerly known as Twitter , to release a statement. She wrote: "First and foremost, I want to say the biggest thank you for Race Across the World, the BBC, Studio Lambert, and all the team of producers who have allowed it to be possible for me to share my little story with what feels like the whole world." READ MORE: BBC Race Across The World viewers 'sob' as sibling tells brother about her rare condition LATEST: BBC Race Across The World viewers 'sob' as sibling tells brother about her rare condition She added: "I have received hundreds, upon thousands of pr.
