{"id":11763,"date":"2018-10-22T11:19:45","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T15:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/top-gear-lines-paddy-mcguinness-freddie-flintoff-presenters\/"},"modified":"2018-10-22T13:57:22","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T17:57:22","slug":"top-gear-lines-up-paddy-mcguinness-freddie-flintoff-as-presenters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/top-gear-lines-up-paddy-mcguinness-freddie-flintoff-as-presenters\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Gear Lines Up Paddy McGuinness, Freddie Flintoff as Presenters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Matt LeBlanc is leaving <em>Top Gear<\/em>, entertainment host and comedian Paddy McGuinness and former England cricketer and TV presenter Freddie Flintoff will join motoring journalist and racing driver Chris Harris as presenters of the show.<\/p>\n<p>The trio will begin production on season 27 of the BBC Two show in early 2019, with their inaugural series premiering later in the year. The next season of <em>Top Gear<\/em>, LeBlanc\u2019s last as lead host, will debut early in 2019 on BBC Two.<\/p>\n<p>Rory Reid, who has co-presented<em> Top Gear<\/em> since season 23, will step down from the main presenting lineup but will remain part of the <em>Top Gear<\/em> family, along with Sabine Schmitz. He will continue to be the face of the companion series <em>Extra Gear<\/em> and will be at the heart of what will become a larger digital presence for the show.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Holland, controller of BBC Two, said: \u201cThis is a thrilling maneuver from the <em>Top Gear team<\/em> and I\u2019m relishing what this trio will deliver. Both Paddy and Freddie love their cars but more than that, they\u2019ll bring a new energy and competitive spirit to <em>Top Gear<\/em>. Chris Harris might have the greater car skills, but when it comes to the infamous<em> Top Gear<\/em> challenges, he\u2019s going to have to bring his A-game to have the beating of these two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGuinness commented: \u201cGetting the<em> Top Gear<\/em> gig is a real honor and I\u2019m thrilled the BBC have given me this opportunity. To be hosting a show I\u2019ve watched and loved from being a small boy is beyond exciting. <em>Top Gear<\/em> fans worldwide are a passionate bunch and I consider myself one of them. Now let\u2019s start up this Great British machine and see what it can do!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flintoff added: \u201cIt\u2019s not often you have the chance to do both of your dream jobs, but I\u2019m now lucky enough to say I will have. I\u2019ve always been passionate about cars and I\u2019m so excited to be joining the <em>Top Gear<\/em> team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harris said: \u201cI think you can tell just how much fun we\u2019re going to have making <em>Top Gear<\/em> with Paddy and Freddie. They\u2019re both brilliant, natural entertainers\u2014and their mischief mixed with the most exciting cars on the planet is sure to take the show to the next level. My dream job just got even better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Matt LeBlanc is leaving Top Gear, entertainment host and comedian Paddy McGuinness and former England cricketer and TV presenter Freddie Flintoff will join motoring journalist and racing driver Chris Harris as presenters of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[699,377],"class_list":["post-11763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-two","tag-top-gear","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Top Gear Lines Up Paddy McGuinness, Freddie Flintoff as Presenters - TVREAL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/top-gear-lines-up-paddy-mcguinness-freddie-flintoff-as-presenters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Top Gear Lines Up Paddy McGuinness, Freddie Flintoff as Presenters - 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