Comedian and Shooting Stars host Bob Mortimer has never really shied away from criticising new Top Gear host Chris Evans.

Just last month he used a very unsavoury word beginning with ‘c’ to describe him in a now deleted tweet, according to The Sun.

And he has once more had a dig at the new host, who takes over from sacked Jeremy Clarkson with Matt LeBlanc, warning that his behaviour is a ticking timebomb for the BBC.

Reports circulated that Lisa Clark, the producer who sensationally quit the show so early in its production, left as she couldn’t work with Evans, although the BBC have strongly denied that there were any problems with Evans’ working methods.


In the wake of the BBC Director-General, Tony Hall, last week announcing a crackdown on the alleged misbehaviours of leading BBC stars, Mortimer shared his Chris Evans related thoughts with his Twitter followers.



Linking to a story relating to Lisa Clark leaving the programme he said:

Not long after Evans started filming Top Gear, there were rumours of significant problems on set, although these were also denied by spokespersons for the corporation.

The rebooted show recently unveiled a staggering seven presenters for Top Gear, although it is believed that Evans and LeBlanc will be the main players, with others being used as and when needed.

Mortimer, famous for his partnership with Vic Reeves, is recovering from a triple heart bypass operation. He got married half an hour before enduring the risky procedure.

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