Top Gear’s Freddie Flintoff laughs with Paddy McGuinness after smashing car into a market stall
TOP Gear's Freddie Flintoff appeared in jovial spirits alongside Paddy McGuinness yesterday after he crashed his car into a market stall during filming.
The former England Cricketer, 41, was in an animated mood in Mansfield town centre as he was spotted wearing a helmet and his casual attire.
Co-host Paddy, 45, also boasted a sunny disposition as he laughed during a break from filming and driving around the city in an electric car.
Their appearance comes moments after Freddie crashed his car into a market stall while filming yesterday.
The sports star lost control of his vehicle during a high-speed race against his co-hosts Paddy and Chris Harris through Mansfield town centre.
An onlooker told the : "Freddie has a lot to learn when it comes to being as good as the Stig behind the wheel.
"He and Paddy have only just started filming but it looks like they are going to get into a few scrapes, just like the previous hosts."
It is believed the team were shooting a segment called Le Mansfield, a spoof on the Le Mans race.
They were challenged to see how many laps they could do of the town centre in 24 minutes when the accident happened.
Thankfully, no one was hurt and the crash didn't stop the show from filming.
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A BBC studios spokesman said: "During filming in Mansfield town centre, which had been closed off to members of the public for health and safety reasons, Freddie's electric car struck an unmanned, un-stocked market stall.
"Neither he nor anyone else was hurt and filming completed as planned."
Freddie and Paddy will appear on the show alongside Chris later in the year, in place of Matt LeBlanc, who is returning to the US, and Rory Reid, who is moving to spin-off show Extra Gear.
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