TOP Gear host Freddie Flintoff’s family say “his life is more important than a TV show” after his smash.
Former host Angela Rippon, 78, revealed their decision after getting in contact with him.
Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff is recovering after a serious crash late last year while filming for Top Gear
Flintoff’s family said ‘his life is more important than a TV show’
The ex cricketer, 45, flipped a three-wheel open-top Morgan Super 3 at 130mph in sub-zero temperatures at Surrey’s Dunsfold Aerodrome.
He and Angela were filming together in December 2022 for the new series, which has been axed after he suffered jaw injuries and broken ribs.
Angela, who presented the first episode of the BBC show in 1977 and continued in the role for two years, said: “I made a film with Freddie for the cancelled series.
“After his accident I sent him a text saying, ‘Next time you want to go around the course a bit slower, just give me a call.’
“I was just so sorry as they [Freddie and co-presenters] are not professional drivers and are asked to do things that even professional drivers very often would find difficult.
“I think Freddie and his family decided this was an ask and a task too far and his life is more important than a television programme.”
Speaking at TV’s Tric Awards, Angela said when she was on the show “it was a motoring show, not toys for the boys as it is now.”
Freddie and Angela Rippon were filming together in December 2022 for the new series
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