Top Gear 2017: Matt LeBlanc posts first picture as he gets ‘back to work’ on troubled show
THE next series of Top Gear may still be several months away, but Matt LeBlanc is already back to work on brand new episodes.
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The former Friends actor was the breakout star of the 2016 cycle of the motoring programme, and signed a two-year deal keeping him at the wheel until at least 2018.
Taking to Twitter with a short post over the weekend, he confirmed that the team are on-set planning new segments.
“Back to work on TG,” he wrote, alongside a black and white image of himself with two other men walking through a large building.
“YES!!!!! glad ur sticking around!!!” one fan replied.
Matt Leblanc hosts Top Gear solo
Matt LeBlanc posted an update
He will take the wheel without Chris Evans
The actor is an international draw and has helped sell the format overseas
“@Matt_LeBlanc @BBC_TopGear I can't wait for the new (Evans free!) season!” someone else said, taking a dig at former frontman Chris Evans.
A third supporter wrote: “@Matt_LeBlanc @BBC_TopGear Welcome back Matt,all the best please don't try to be [Jeremy] Clarkson,already looking forward for the next instalment.”
Before Top Gear returns, its former hosts - Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May - will be launching their own new venture, The Grand Tour, on Amazon Prime.
Rumours that the highly anticipated show would eventually find its way to ITV have been strongly denied, with an Amazon spokesperson telling Express.co.uk: "This is an Amazon Prime exclusive show, we have no plans to sell rights to other broadcasters in the UK."
Jeremy Clarkson's The Grand Tour is due next month
The opening segment of the first episode, due to air in November, is reported to be among the most expensive in history - priced at a whopping £2.5 million, featuring 150 cars and six jet planes.
Jeremy, 56, previously teased: “We'll be travelling the world hosting each episode in a different country, from a giant tent. It's a sort of ‘grand tour’, if you like. So we've decided to call it The Grand Tour.”
Top Gear returns to BBC Two in 2017. The Grand Tour launches on Amazon Prime next month.