{"id":246787,"date":"2023-11-29T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=246787"},"modified":"2023-11-29T14:19:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T14:19:00","slug":"top-gear-host-says-working-on-show-was-possibly-the-best-job-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/top-gear-host-says-working-on-show-was-possibly-the-best-job-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Gear host says working on show was \u2018possibly the best job in the world\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Motoring journalist and TV presenter Chris Harris has broken his silence after the BBC announced that Top Gear is to be taken off the air for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

The move to stop production of the show came following a collision left co-host and former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff seriously injured whilst filming a segment for the show in December 2022.<\/p>\n

In a video posted to his Instagram page @collectingcars, Chris said he was grateful for the opportunity to work on Top Gear and thanked all of the staff for making it possible.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI\u2019m just incredibly grateful to be given the opportunity to have the \u2018boy\u2019s own\u2019 job. It\u2019s possibly the best job in the world, presenting Top Gear, whatever anyone says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to say a special thank you to all the people that no one ever hears about, all the camera crews, the tracking drivers, the pro drivers, the production crew, the runners that deal with people in the middle of the night like me. You\u2019re all gorgeous and wonderful, I want to give you a massive hug.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Chris Harris began presenting on the programme in 2016 and has co-hosted the show with Andrew Flintoff and Paddy McGuiness since 2019.<\/p>\n

Presenting the show for seven series, the trio saw viewing figures increase from 2.35million to a high of 6.42million.<\/p>\n

Outside of the programme, Chris produces and co-hosts the Collecting Car Podcast, alongside Edward Lovett and a variety of guests.<\/p>\n

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Later in the video, Chris announced that he will be focusing more of his time on creating content for the podcast.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI\u2019m working at Collecting Cars full time, and you know what? I\u2019m more excited about the future for Collecting Cars than I am worrying about what\u2019s happened at Top Gear.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat [BMW] M2 video is a statement of intent, go and watch it. We\u2019re going to be making content like that more and more and more. Back to the old-style Chris Harris on Cars stuff that I love doing, with a great, talented team.\u201d<\/p>\n