Top Gear presenters Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris are set to return to television, months after the show was shelved indefinitely.
The pair presented Top Gear with Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, before the cricketer almost lost his life in a horror accident on the show in 2022.
After Top Gear was shelved following the near-fatal crash, it looks like Chris, 49, and Paddy, 50, will front a new travel show.
The new show, which will be called Chris & Paddy: Roadtrip, will follow the pair around Europe as they use different modes of transportation for adventures across the continent.
a bbc Studies insider said Sun: ‘This is a new travel show for Paddy and Chris.
Top Gear presenters Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris are set to make their return as TV hosts, it was revealed on Monday, months after the show was shelved indefinitely.
The pair presented Top Gear with Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, before the cricketer almost lost his life in a horror accident on the show in 2022 (Freddie pictured in September).
“The duo will travel around Europe, using various modes of transport, visiting people to find the secrets of well-being and happiness, without stunts or car reviews.”
BBC bosses have specified that the new show is not a continuation of Top Gear, despite its similarities.
Freddie, 46, was “lucky to be alive” after his 130mph three-wheeled Morgan Super 3 convertible car, which had no airbags, rolled over in December 2022, leaving him with serious facial injuries and several broken ribs.
Following the near-fatal accident, the broadcaster announced it would be putting Top Gear on hiatus, and in November last year it was suspended for the “foreseeable future”.
During a recent appearance on GMB, Paddy sounded cautious about the future of Top Gear when presenter Susanna Reid probed him.
“I look like a politician now,” Paddy said. “I can’t really get into the ins and outs of this because there’s still a lot going on with Top Gear and whatever, so at some point it’s all going to be sorted out.”
Freddie joined Top Gear as a presenter in 2019 alongside Paddy. They joined Chris Harris from season 27 of the BBC Two show in the main performance line-up.
The former cricketer, who is still recovering from his “significant life-altering” injuries, is understood to have negotiated a £9million settlement with the corporation for two years’ worth of lost income as a result of the accident.
Freddie joined Top Gear as a presenter in 2019 alongside Paddy. They joined Chris Harris from season 27 of the BBC Two show in the main performance line-up (pictured in 2022)
The former cricketer, who is still recovering from his “significant and life-altering” injuries, is understood to have negotiated a £9million settlement with the corporation for two years’ worth of lost earnings as a result of the accident.
Freddie was driving a Morgan Super 3, a lightweight track sports car with two front wheels and one rear wheel, at the Dunsfold test track, near Guildford, Surrey, on December 13, 2022, when it overturned.
The open-top car has no airbags, and the cricketer was not wearing a helmet when the car overturned at around 22mph, meaning he “scraped” his face on the track in horrific scenes witnessed by the production team. television.
Freddie reportedly required several surgeries after the accident, suffering broken ribs and facial bones after being swept along the road.
The cricketer was “lucky to be alive” after his 130mph three-wheeled convertible Morgan Super 3 car, which had no airbags, rolled over in December 2022, leaving him with serious facial injuries and several broken ribs. (LR) Freddie, Paddy and co-host Chris Harris in 2018
He withdrew from the spotlight at the urging of his family to recuperate, breaking cover for the first time last year to coach England cricketers.
Freddie was pictured for the first time in public since the accident in September and had visible facial injuries when he joined the team for their one-day international series against New Zealand.