New Kids On The Block star Jonathan Knight will compete on reality TV travel contest The Amazing Race.

The Hangin' Tough hitmaker and his longtime boyfriend Harley Rodriguez have signed up to compete in the upcoming 26th season of the Emmy Award-winning series, which pits 11 teams of two against each other in a race across the globe to vie for a grand cash prize.

The new season of The Amazing Race will premiere on 25 February (15).

The CBS network, which is the show's home, also boasts TV hits featuring two of Knight's bandmates - cop drama Blue Bloods with Donnie Wahlberg, and sitcom The McCarthys starring Joey McIntyre.