Stepping down from Top Gear. Gave it my best shot but sometimes that's not enough. The team are beyond brilliant, I wish them all the best.
— Chris Evans (@achrisevans) July 4, 2016
Chris Evans has officially announced that he will be stepping down from his role as a presenter on Top Gear after just one season. Evans revealed the news on his official Twitter account, saying he’d given the show his “best shot but sometimes that’s not enough.”
Top Gear’s comeback season recently concluded its six-episode run, which saw not just subpar viewer figures, but also a bit of friction between its two main presenters – Evans and Matt LeBlanc. Additionally, The Sun UK reports that Evans’ diva-style behaviour had upset his team as well.
The Radio 2 host is also being investigated by the police for allegations of sexual assault. The Telegraph reports that Evans is accused of grabbing the breasts of a female colleague in the 1990s, an allegation strongly denies, describing it as a “witch hunt.”
Evans and company took over the reins of the popular BBC show following the departure of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. The former Top Gear trio have since moved on to their new new car show titled The Grand Tour, which is scheduled to debut on Amazon Prime this autumn.
With Evans’ departure, it’s up to the show’s remaining cast members – LeBlanc, Chris Harris, Rory Reid, Sabine Schmitz, Eddie Jordan and the The Stig to bring the show forward. Judging by the praise Harris, LeBlanc and Reid have received throughout the relaunched season, it appears that Top Gear will do fine for its next season without Evans. Who do you think would be a good replacement for Evans?
On a separate and funnier note, Clarkson had given Evans some tips on the Top Gear presenting style before, while they drove around London in a LaFerrari.
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Hooray, tq Chris Evans for the show of TOP GEAR.
We don’t miss you
i hope is not as lame as topgear usa where every episode is a stupid road trip/challenge format…even topgear korea introduce new cars…
I mean who cares?
I think they should get Chris Evans from America instead. The studio gonna explode with fangirls.
That will put a smile on Jeremy clarkson’s face.
Sabine Schmitz should also be dropped!!!! very awkward la her acting! And half the time I don’t understand what she is saying! I think it should just be Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris & Rory Reid.
I fully agree on Sabine. She is just a bad presenter. She was also annoying in D Motor (basically an unofficial Top Gear copy from Germany).
There are so many talented women out there who have charisma and can present… she isn’t one of them. What about Rebecca Jackson? She is a great host for car related stuff and knows how to review cars. She is also a racing driver (though not on the level of Sabine perhaps). She is very understandable and has a nice voice. And she is attractive, though that shouldn’t matter. I think she’d do great on Top Gear (how about Matt, Chris and Rebecca? Or Chris, Rory and Rebecca?).
Or if it must be a German, Tim Schrick. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT437kWV8Rc Translation isn’t that good, and fast forward to the driving bits. But he is like Chris Harris, just, perhaps, even more amusing.
Of you want an American? Doug DeMuro. Even less politically correct than Clarkson.
I admit Rebecca Jackson is hot in both Carbuyer and Car Telegraph…I wonder if she lesbian ? I want to fall in love with her…
Duuuuh… if BBC had listened to the million fans that told them before they even started the revamped season that Chris was a bad idea, we wouldn’t have to get to this point. Worst ever viewer numbers and a poor man (whether you like him or not) being embarrassed by having to step off after coming onboard to so much fan fare. In short… BBC WE TOLD YOU SO!!!
Chris Evans leaves or not don’t give a shit… the point is Top Gear is utterly rubbish without Jeremy Clarkson and the gang… same goes to that ridiculously managed BBC
6 episodes and IT TOTALLY SUCKS. It totally destroyed the Top Gear brand.
There are the FACTS, people.
We need Clarkson to review our Perdana
The original top gear was never as good as fifth gear. The new top gear is worse.
give it a few more seasons and the show will go on well with Matt, chris Harris and rory reid. We have to accept that the show will never be the same without the trio but these three will put on a great show and car reviews nevertheless. They have their own review styles which make them good. The closest to clarkson is rory …maybe.
Hope the show travels to a better place now. Anyway nice of him to be gracious in leaving. Hope he gets to sort out his troubles too.