The Grand Tour is about to return to screens with a model new presenting line-up, it has been reported, after Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James Could give up final 12 months
The Grand Tour is about to rev again into motion with a recent trio of presenters within the driving seat, in line with experiences.
The present first hit screens in 2016, that includes Jeremy Clarkson, James Could and Richard Hammond behind the wheel, testing automobiles from around the globe.
Their closing episode, One for the Highway, aired in September 2024, placing the brakes on Clarkson, Hammond and Could’s 22-year partnership that began with Prime Gear. Prime confirmed they’d be conserving the sequence operating with out the three frontmen. Clarkson, 65, Hammond, 55, and Could, 62, determined to finish their time on The Grand Tour, admitting they’ve “exhausted the concept totally” after practically a decade on our screens.
“It is type of unhappy, and I do know persons are unhappy that it is over, however it could not go on endlessly and we’re all getting on a bit,” Could mentioned to Yahoo UK. “And we exhausted the concept pretty totally, I feel, so it is like we quietly put it to 1 facet quite than destroy it.”
Regardless of worries that the hit present may be hitting the scrapyard for good, Hammond has assured followers that Prime Video will maintain the engines operating with recent faces within the driver’s seat.
Nevertheless, The Solar has revealed that taking the lead will likely be Thomas Holland and James Engelsman, recognized for his or her YouTube channel Throttle Home, which boasts over 3.2 million subscribers.
They are going to be joined by social media sensation Francis Bourgeois, a famend trainspotter.
An insider informed The Solar: “Thomas and James are as educated about motors as Jeremy, Richard and James – the one distinction is that they’re youthful, cooler and much more social media savvy. Francis turned well-known for his love of trainspotting and will likely be bringing his humour to the present.”
Holland kick-started the YouTube channel in 2015 out of sheer boredom, with Engelsman hopping on board three years later. In the meantime, Bourgeois, whose actual identify is Luke Magnus Nicolson, shot to fame together with his trainspotting movies in 2021 and now has a following of over 2.4 million on Instagram.
Earlier than the brand new names have been launched, Hammond mentioned: “Will probably be carrying on. The Grand Tour continues. We’re stepping away because the hosts, however Prime will likely be persevering with it. So I am unable to wait to take a seat alone chair and watch any person else do it. That is superb.”
The telly star confessed he is clueless about who’ll take over the presenting duties however confused: “If you happen to’re making any present that at its coronary heart has a topic, whether or not it is cooking, dancing or automobiles, the hosts, the first makers of it, should have that keenness of their coronary heart. And we all the time did.”
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