“I mean I’d seen him on the TV a million times, obviously, grown up watching him, because he’s much older than me, and we got on fabulously,” Richard joked.
But the TV star, who attended the audition with his wife Mindy, admitted he was “sad” because he “assumed” he “wouldn’t be a part of” Top Gear.
He continued: “I just came away thinking, ‘Wow, those people making that show’ I just thought they’re gonna have an incredible time, and I felt quite sad, because I assumed that I wouldn’t be part of it.”
However, Richard admitted it was a joke he said about Cheltenham that got him the presenting job.
source: express.co.uk