Paddy McGuinness breaks silence on Top Gear with sweary message
23.11.2023 - 09:45
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Paddy McGuinness has broken his silence on the news that Top Gear will be 'rested' for the 'foreseeable' future by sharing a sweary message online. The Bolton-born TV star was one of the latest hosts of the show alongside Chris Harris and Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff.
But production of the show has been halted since former England cricket captain Freddie, 45, was taken to hospital in December 2022 after he was injured in an accident at the Top Gear test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey. Following the crash, the BBC announced that it would pause production on the show as it was felt it would be "inappropriate", adding there would be a health and safety review.
Then on Tuesday (November 21) in a statement, the BBC said: "Given the exceptional circumstances, the BBC has decided to rest the UK show for the foreseeable future. The BBC remains committed to Freddie, Chris and Paddy who have been at the heart of the show’s renaissance since 2019, and we’re excited about new projects being developed with each of them.
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"We will have more to say in the near future on this. We know resting the show will be disappointing news for fans, but it is the right thing to do.” All other Top Gear activity remains unaffected by this hiatus including international formats, digital, magazines and licensing."
Responding to the news on Wednesday evening (November 22), Paddy shared a number of photos of himself with Freddie and Chris as they worked on the show and travelled for filming. "We were always going to be b****nds but we