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It was always going to be tough, wasn’t it? After all those rumours – the arguments, the bullying, the inability to drive and talk to camera at the same time – the arrival of the 'new' Top Gear had been greeted with something akin to dread by fans of its previous incarnation.
No, we don’t mean the Chris Evans version, we mean the new Amazon Prime version with Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond – dare we say the one people are really looking forward to?
Fans of the old Top Gear will undoubtedly be aware of the original programme's close and chaotic relationship with the Reliant Robin. For those of you who aren't aware, it essentially boiled down to Jeremy Clarkson being upside down a lot.
The elves at Top Gear Magazine are certainly keeping themselves busy while Chris Evans attempts to learn how to talk and drive at the same time – without throwing up in the process.
When most children start nursery school they might be presented with a new pencil case, but for the eldest son of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, life is somewhat more exciting.
Not so Top Gear - problems keep mounting for new presenter Chris Evans
Posted on Thu 4th Feb 2016 at 11:14
It was always going to be difficult for whoever stepped into Jeremy Clarkson's enormous shoes as presenter of Top Gear. Yet few could have perhaps predicted quite how rough the ride would be for carrot-topped presenter Chris Evans, whose misfortunes have been continually making headlines.For starters, the atmosphere on set has reportedly been tense, with members of staff walking out and even Evans commenting that his first few days were a 'baptism of fire'.
The Fast and Furious franchise has to be one of the great guilty pleasures for petrol heads, and every new film is heralded by a swarm of rumours about everything from locations to which cars will feature. Given Paul Walker's untimely death, the rumours have been plentiful already, with the question on everyone's lips being whether or not Furious 8 will go ahead.