Top Gear Co-Host Matt LeBlanc Gets Two-Year Contract Extension

Matt LeBlanc has reportedly signed a brand new Top Gear hosting deal worth a huge £2million after the BBC lost Great British Bake Off to rival Channel 4. While co-host Chris Evans bowed out of the show after being panned by critics, the former Friends star fared a lot better, and is said to have been negotiating with the broadcaster to serve as the solo host after his contract expired in June. (more…)

Jeremy Clarkson blows up his own house, annoys neighbours

Jeremy Clarkson has made way for his new house in the Cotswolds after blowing up his old home. Clarkson was granted permission in July to demolish his £4 million, five-bedroom farmhouse near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, and build a new one. But instead of calling in the bulldozers “like any normal person would do” he hired a demolition firm and razed the property to the ground in a massive explosion. All that remains of the house is an enormous pile of rubble and wood. (more…)