Matt LeBlanc threatened to quit Top Gear unless his co-host Chris Evans gets kicked off, reports The Sun. Apparently, LeBlanc has a problem with Evans’ “rudeness and frosty attitude” toward the Top Gear team. The tabloid reported that Evans yelled at a bunch of audience members during the filming of the premier episode. This leaves BBC – who has already agreed to pay Matt for two series – to pick one host over the other.
It is also being rumoured that the second Top Gear series could be shelved. A source said, “LeBlanc is far from the only one who isn’t happy. Evans is also, apparently, jealous of the praise given to Rory Reid and Chris Harris since the show began.” The show is already struggling to take off, with the most recent episode getting the worst ratings in show history, dropping to 2.34 million viewers from 4.3 million for the premiere.
