Filming of the latest Top Gear series has been halted as a result.
FILMING ON THE latest series of Top Gear will not resume amid reports that “daredevil” presenter Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff is “quitting the show” after being involved in an accident at the end of last year.
The former England captain has been “seriously emotionally and physically affected by the crash”, a source told The Times, which first reported the story, adding that: “He is a daredevil, that’s what he does, and he doesn’t feel like he is able to continue to play that role on the show.” “We understand this will be disappointing for fans, but it is the right thing to do, and we’ll make a judgment about how best to continue later this year.Alamy Stock Photo Andrew Freddie Flintoff , with fellow Top Gear hosts Paddy McGuiness and Chris Harris . Alamy Stock Photo
BBC Studios declined to comment on Flintoff’s return to the show and directed inquiries to the presenter’s representatives, who have also been contacted for comment. Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond was involved in a serious crash at the same airfield in 2006, leaving him in a coma for two weeks and with brain injuries.
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