Jason Manford discusses Freddie Flintoff after Top Gear accident
Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff will reportedly be making a TV comeback after almost a year off-screen.
The cricket legend and Top Gear star put his presenting career on hold after suffering multiple injuries and was deemed “lucky to be alive” after a collision took place while he filmed Top Gear in December 2022.
According to The Sun, the 45-year-old has decided to make a second series of Field of Dreams for 2024 as well as potentially reviving Chasing Cars for BBC 2.
A source told the publication: “His [Freddie’s] return to the limelight is something both telly execs and the public have been longing for and thankfully he now seems ready to return to doing what he loves
“He just needs to get past the one-year anniversary of the crash, then he can focus on the next chapter of his career.”
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They went on to add Freddie is “already in talks” about other projects for next year and further in the future.
Express.co.uk has contacted the BBC for comment.
Unsurprisingly, the future of Top Gear has been in jeopardy since the incident, but there have also been question marks over Freddie’s scheduled new series, Chasing Cars.
However, it seems fans might get the result they were hoping for if Freddie has decided to go ahead with the projects next year.
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Field of Dreams followed Freddie as he searched for unrecognised cricketing talent and assembled teams like no other.
Back in March, the BBC confirmed filming for Top Gear had halted in light of the serious accident, which took place at the show’s test track in Surrey.
Freddie was seen publicly for the first time since the accident in April, with pictures showing him sporting sunglasses and covering his face.
In September, former Top Gear presenter Steve Berry gave his verdict on the future of the BBC favourite, explaining the key “problem” of the show is it uses famous faces who aren’t experts in the field.
Speaking on GB News, the presenter, who left Top Gear in 1999, reflected on Freddie’s accident and stated: “The problem for me with the modern Top Gear is you’re asking a cricketer to do things that really should be done by people who know what they’re doing. But it’s the viewer that’s the problem.”
Top Gear is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
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