Phil Keoghan is dishing on future seasons of The Amazing Race.
The 58-year-old longtime host and executive producer of the popular CBS competition television show recently shared that there are two places that they won’t be going to anytime soon, including one they have previously gone, due to safety reasons.
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“I don’t want to go into Ukraine,” he tells People. “We’ve filmed in Ukraine once before, and I love the idea that we could go back there one day, and we’ve filmed in Russia many times, but there are certain places you just don’t want to go.”
The reason? Safety amid the ongoing conflict between the two countries.
“Our whole thing is about being safe, right? We want to do something that’s safe,” Phil said.
Now, if Phil were to compete on The Amazing Race, who would he take and what would his strategy be?
“People have asked me who I would take. My dad, unfortunately, just passed away, but my dad would’ve been my partner if I went on,” he shared, referring to his late father John, who passed in November. “He was super smart, very fit.”
“My strategy would be just to focus on the basics — read the clue. I mean, the number of times I wanted to just grab people and be like, ‘Read your clue. It’s there. It’s a clue. It’s right there. Read your clue,’” Phil added. “A lot of people will get lost, and then they run. They just start running off in some direction, and then they’re 30 minutes out of their way, and they have to backtrack 30 minutes.”
“I mean, no, no, no. Take your time,” he continued. “But make sure you know where you’re going, and be sure of it.”