Paddy McGuinness hasn't spoken to former 'Top Gear' co-star Freddie Flintoff in 10 months.
Paddy McGuinness hasn't spoken to Freddie Flintoff in months
The pair co-hosted the BBC show alongside Chris Harris it was axed following Freddie's devastating crash on set in December 2022 and Paddy admitted that he has not been in touch with the former cricketer in some time.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, Paddy said: "We were all there for him when it happened, and he got back to us all immediately after, but it’s gone quiet since then.
“Who knows what he must be going through. I still see his wife and we still chat, and we have the same barber, and it’s all lovely.
"I messaged Fred recently saying, ‘Look, I can’t begin to think what you’re going through but rather than me bombarding you with loads of messages, which can be annoying, if you can’t be [bothered] with that, I’m always here. I hope you’re well and please God, I’ll see you soon’.
"You just can’t begin to put yourself into his shoes. No one can know what’s going on in his head.”
Freddie suffered a serious crash in 2022 while filming 'Top Gear'. He was left with several broken ribs and severe facial injuries and the BBC cancelled the rest of the 'Top Gear' series after the incident.
And, despite reports that Freddie was a "nervous" driver, Paddy insisted he loved doing the stunts.
He said: "Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond made that show what it was, it went to the next level with those three.
"I did the Clarkson bit of heavy-lifting in the studio, Chris [Harris] is definitely the best driver and Fred was always the one into doing something dangerous.
“Fred wasn’t a nervous driver. If you look at him on 'A League Of Their Own', he’s always the one doing something a bit tasty.
"Fred and I weren’t pro drivers, but we are better than your average driver, you have to be on that show, but there were things where we’d be, ‘Oh hold on a minute, can we get a bit more training on this?’ if we were nervous.”
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