Paddy McGuinness has praised his former ‘Top Gear’ co-host Freddie Flintoff and called him “resilient” following his brutal car crash.
Paddy McGuinness has praised his former ‘Top Gear’ co-host Freddie Flintoff and called him 'resilient' following his brutal car crash
The 50-year-old broadcaster presented the BBC motoring show alongside Freddie, 46, and Chris Harris, 49, before the programme was put on an indefinite hold following the cricketer’s devastating crash. Now, Paddy, has shared an update on Freddie’s condition, and insisted he will be “right as rain”.
During an appearance on ITV’s ‘Good Morning Britain’, he said: “He’s all right. I’ve not spoken to him for a while, but, you know, he is getting on with it. He’s a very resilient character, is Fred. So I’ve no doubt he’ll be right as rain.”
The ‘Take Me Out’ host was then asked if he had any terrifying near-misses on the show, to which Paddy joked that “working was Chris Harris was the main one”.
He added: “Lots of things, honestly. I sound like a politician now, but I can’t really get into the ins and outs, because there’s all stuff still going on with ‘Top Gear’. At some point, it will all get sorted out.”
In December 2022, Freddie was at the the ‘Top Gear’ test track when he was involved in a high-speed crash that hospitalised him.
Since the incident, the BBC announced the show would be “rested for the foreseeable future”.
In a statement, the company 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.
"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."
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