True horror of Freddie Flintoff’s Top Gear crash will NEVER be revealed, says co-star
THE true horror of Freddie Flintoff’s Top Gear crash will never be revealed, his co-star has said.
Former England cricket captain Freddie, 45, was rushed to hospital after the high-speed crash last December.
The brave star’s facial injuries were visible while he helped out the England cricket team in training this summer.
Now Freddie’s Top Gear co-star Chris Harris has said that the details of the crash will never be revealed.
Appearing on BBC Breakfast, Harris said: “I think he’s healing. It was a serious incident.
“I’m not going say any more than that. I’m so proud of the fact that team Top Gear kept everything quiet and we were dignified.
“There is nothing out there about what happened and there won’t be.
“There’s no mole in the organisation. I’m really, really proud of that.
“As long as he’s healing, it’s great to see him out and about being passionate about cricket.
“I’m sad I’m not doing Top Gear with him at the moment, but that’s life, it’s the best thing for him right now.”
Harris said that he “suddenly had nothing to do” after the crash put an end to filming on the show.
He added: “I have got another business, which is an online car platform which is great. I do stuff there.
“But my day job went and you can imagine your muscle memory of working life is really important, you guys have your routines.
“If that suddenly stops and suddenly you don’t talk to those people, you don’t see those people, then you go into a slightly dark place.
“I think I really missed it.”
He added: “It does make you reflect on the times that it might have gone wrong, maybe.
“And that made me think I’ve got responsibilities. I’ve got children.
“Have I been reckless? The answer is I don’t think I have.
“But I did have moments of thinking, have I pushed this too far?
“Also, I’m old and I don’t bounce the way I used to. When you’re 25, you bounce nicely.
“Later you don’t bounce so well. It’s all about bouncing.”
The BBC has reached a reported £9million financial settlement with Flintoff following the crash.
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