The Grand Tour’s Richard Hammond treats his daughters to lavish meal after winning planning battle

The Grand Tour host Richard Hammond was seen treating his teen daughters to a lavish meal in London on Thursday night, after willing a planning battle at his estate. Former Top Gear star Hammond, 50, looked elated as he emerged from popular eatery The Ivy in Chelsea with Isabella, 19, and Willow, 16, in tow. Keeping … Read more

Grand Tour host Richard Hammond wins battle to turn barn at £2million castle into ‘party venue’

Richard Hammond’s battle to convert a 200-year-old barn into a ‘party venue,’ at his £2million country retreat so it can hold five swanky bedrooms complete with en-suites, a gym, a heated swimming and room to display his motorbike collection, has finally been approved. The former Top Gear host, 50, has spent more than a year … Read more

BBC stars’ fury that true earnings of colleagues are being hidden from public

‘It’s a fiasco’: BBC stars’ fury that true earnings of colleagues are being hidden from public in corporation’s ‘rich list’ – with some claiming Fiona Bruce actually earns over £1m The BBC’s annual ‘rich list’ does not include the money paid by BBC Studios It means earnings of some presenters are massively underestimated on the … Read more

Top Gear: Freddie Flintoff uses a SheWee and viewers are divided

Is Top Gear puerile… or pure comedy gold? Divisive series premiere that saw the presenters pull down their pants, sing karaoke and Freddie Flintoff wet himself leaves viewers torn over whether it was ‘brilliant’ or ‘immature’ Top Gear returned last night with series 29 but proved divisive with viewers  Episode saw Freddie Flintoff urinate on … Read more

EXC: Paddy McGuinness laughs off his Top Gear car crash as ‘a nice moment’

Paddy McGuinness has laughed off his car crash in a £250k 1990 Lamborghini Diablo in June as a ‘nice moment’ for Top Gear. Speaking exclusively to MailOnline alongside his co-hosts Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris, the TV presenter, 47, claimed losing control of the supercar made the show’s new season ‘better’. Seeing the funny side … Read more

Cricketer Andrew Flintoff admits he still suffers from bulimia and ‘can’t say it won’t happen again’

Viewers watching BBC documentary Freddie Flintoff: Living with Bulimia, which recounts the cricketing hero’s 20-year battle with an eating disorder, say they were ‘left in tears’ by the Top Gear presenter’s ‘raw’ honesty.  Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, 42, talked candidly about how painful the process of making himself sick is in an eye-opening BBC documentary about … Read more

Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff felt unable to ask for help with bulimia battle in early 20s

Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff has revealed that he almost asked for help with his bulimia battle in his early 20s, but felt like he was ‘unable to speak out’.   In a BBC documentary airing tonight the former England cricket captain admits he is still suffering from bulimia, eight years after first going public about the problem.  … Read more

Bike vs car vs boat: Travel experts race across central London using three modes of Uber transport

Bike vs car vs boat: Travel experts race across central London using three modes of Uber transport (and the winner may surprise you) The Points Guy UK travel site raced from Westminster Pier to Canary Wharf  It’s a race reminiscent of Top Gear’s 2007 epic, in which the bicycle won The travel team rated each … Read more

Top Gear’s new socially-distant ‘drive-in’ format sees 500 fans watch the action from their cars

Top Gear’s new socially-distant ‘drive-in’ format sees 500 fans watch the action from their cars in the middle of a race track in impressive new shots from the set By Andrew Bullock and Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 10:11 BST, 10 September 2020 | Updated: 10:12 BST, 10 September 2020 Shots from the set of … Read more

Top Gear films ‘drive-in show’ with live audience in their cars

Top Gear films ‘drive-in show’ with fans in their cars as it becomes the first major series to return with a live audience The programme was taped at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey on an outdoor stage in front of 500 fans who were all in their cars  The audience adhered to safety measures including temperature … Read more