Zoe Ball is being lined up to
co-present Top Gear, after reportedly impressing
producers during screen tests.
“She’s a complete professional and
of course has a long history of working with the BBC on radio and television so
she has known Chris a long time. Things immediately clicked into place and
there was a lightbulb moment among producers. The chemistry between Zoe and
Chris is perfect.”
Shortly
after it was announced that he would front Top Gear, Evans said he could “100%
confirm” the show would have a female co-presenter. Jodie Kidd has been touted
as a possible co-star as well as Suzi Perry and Vicki Butler-Henderson.
However, it is understood that he
wants to keep a largely similar format to the old show. And speaking as it was
announced that he would be taking over, he said: “I promise I will do everything
I possibly can to respect what has gone on before and take the show forward.”
According to the Sunday Mirror, a source on
the Top Gear production staff said: “Zoe looks like a certainty after the
screen tests. She was brilliant down on the race track and she’s enthusiastic about
cars.
Evans told Radio 5 Live that he
wanted to work with people who were “extremely knowledgeable about cars” and
who “have warmth about them”.
He is
believed to be taking a central role in shaping the new-look programme after
Jeremy Clarkson’s sacking and the subsequent departures of Richard Hammond and
James May.
A BBC spokeswoman declined to
comment and representatives of Ball had not responded to a request for comment
at the time of publication.
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