Chris Evans appears to have thrown in the towel before the new Top Gear has even begun by admitting: “I’m preparing for imminent career death.”



The DJ seemed to wave the white flag yesterday after months of delays and controversies surrounding the BBC show, before one episode of the series has even been aired.

Evans, 50, below, has been hit by a string of problems since replacing sacked host Jeremy Clarkson.

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They include rumours about rows with co-stars, accusations of bullying and spiralling costs.

He added he was nervous about the reception he will receive from Top Gear fans as he was snapped on set clutching a toilet roll.

Evans was quoted in the Daily Star saying: “It’s clear, even to a deaf, dumb and blind person, that in their considered opinion, I thoroughly deserve to be six feet under and the sooner the better.

“As a consequence of the mud-slinging, I have taken to daily, contemplative soaks in the bathtub of ‘worst case scenario’.

“I am a realist hoping for the best, preparing for potential imminent career death. I think we can all agree that some people in my business would currently prefer me, my career – preferably both – to be shot on sight rather than taken in for further questioning.”

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Evans, whose version of Top Gear finally hits TV screens on May 29 with co-host Matt LeBlanc, above, last week admitted he was “paid too much” by the BBC.

He added: “We’ve got jobs that people would kill for and we get to do things that people would pay to do if they could afford it.”

But he took a swipe at Jeremy Clarkson and his former Top Gear co-stars for their new Amazon Prime project by claiming they are getting “10 times the cash but a fraction of the audience”.

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