Out YouTube stars Tyler Oakley and
Korey Kuhl are among the 22 social media mavens competing in the 28th
season of CBS' The Amazing Race, which premieres Friday.
The best friends, who together co-host
the popular podcast Psychobabble, will attempt to become the
first gay team to win the $1 million prize since married couple Josh
Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge won the show's 21st season
in 2012.
(Related: Josh
Kilmer-Purcell, Brent Ridge win Amazing
Race.)
Oakley on Monday reminded his 5 million
followers on Twitter that Amazing Race “starts this week.”
Other
contestants who will journey around the world include YouTube
stars Burnie Burns and Blair Fowler; Vine celebrities Zach King and
Cole LaBrant; Instagram models Jessica Versteeg and Brittany
Oldehoff; and pro frisbee players Kurt Gibson and Brodie Smith.