Asia Express 2025 started, and as every year the competitors had to hand over the mobile phones before the competition. They had the opportunity to talk to their families before the show started.
Competitors had to give up phones before the great Instagram photo competition
Before the competition begins, the participants had the opportunity to talk to their families, they were forced to give up phones during the competition.
Karmen Simionescu, the daughter of Adrian Minune, took advantage of this moment to call her whole family through video call.

PHOTO KARMEN SIMIONESCU / Instagram
And Emil Rengle sent an exciting message on his Instagram page before the big competition.
“Hey, we only have 4 hours access to phones and we are already starting to feel the pressure. Alejandro is a little stressed that he does not understand the Romanian perfectly and fears that he will be lost in conversations. I oscillate between enthusiasm and anxiety, and honestly, I feel like a knot in the stomach.
We have emotions for everything next, but also a little fear of the unknown. How would you cope in a situation like this? Any advice or good thought matters to us now ”, Emil Rengle said on his Instagram page.

Photo Emil Rengle / Instagram
Who are the competitors from Asia Express 2025
The path of the heroes will cross 3 countries, Philippines, Vietnam and South Korea and will compete Mara Bănică and Sergei Mizil, Raluca Bădulescu and her former husband, Florin, Anda Adam and her husband, Joseph, Catinca Roman and her daughter, Calina, Ștefan Floroaica and Alexandru Ion, supermodel Alina Pușcău and her friend, Cristina, former footballers Gabriel Tamas and Dan Alexa, dancer Emil Rengle and his lover, Alejandro, and Karmen, Hair-Stylist Olga Barcari, according to A1. ro.
According to the already well -known rules, without telephone, without accommodation and without transport, with only 1 dollar in their pocket, the 9 pairs will face completely different cultures, large temperature differences, they will learn about old heroes, but also heroes of Z generation, they will Learn more about them and their partners and they will do their best to reach the seo, the final destination of this season. The path of the heroes promises and huge surprises in terms of the show format, which will add competition and unforeseen.