The BBC have confirmed that they have no plans to replace Chris Evans on Top Gear

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The presenter announced he was stepping down, less than 24 hours after the final episode of his first series at the reigns, on Twitter yesterday.

He informed his 2.3million followers: "Stepping down from Top Gear. Gave it my best shot but sometimes that's not enough. The team are beyond brilliant, I wish them all the best."

There has since been much speculation about who will take over as presenter – with James Martin emerging as an early favourite.

Numerous other celebrities including Ellie Goulding and Brian McFadden have offered to step in.