{"id":144659,"date":"2023-12-11T14:39:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T14:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=144659"},"modified":"2023-12-11T14:39:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T14:39:23","slug":"paddy-mcguinness-reflects-on-horrific-top-gear-crash-that-left-brain-rattling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/celebrities\/paddy-mcguinness-reflects-on-horrific-top-gear-crash-that-left-brain-rattling\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddy McGuinness reflects on horrific Top Gear crash that left ‘brain rattling’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Paddy McGuinness has recounted how it felt to be involved in a car crash while filming for Top Gear. The former BBC presenter has also divulged details regarding the accident\u2019s aftermath, and how he suffered from a panic attack.<\/p>\n

Appearing on Gordon Smart and Martin Compston\u2019s Restless Natives podcast, the father-of-three discussed Andrew \u2018Freddie\u2019 Flintoff\u2019s horror crash before revisiting his own.<\/p>\n

Paddy, 50, said: \u201cI think personally – and I\u2019m not speaking for Fred, this is just myself – when you\u2019re in anything in a car, in a tricky [situation] or you have a smash, it does stay with you. And it\u2019s like that kind of Post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have a bit of that. I remember we were in a race in America and I hit this wall and I was doing about 70 to 80 miles per hour.<\/p>\n

\u201cAgain, Flintoff calls that, I\u2019ve let him know. But I hit this wall in this car that hard you could feel your f****ng brains rattling.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The former ITV Take Me Out presenter then went on to \u201cthank the Lord\u201d that he \u201cwalked away\u201d from the accident.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I remember that night, being in my bed in the hotel and literally having a bit of a panic attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt comes back to me. It stays with you,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Paddy\u2019s latest interview comes after BBC bosses made the decision to \u201crest\u201d Top Gear for the \u201cforeseeable future\u201d.<\/p>\n

The statement came after the 34th series of the show was put on hold following Freddie\u2019s devastating accident at Dunsfold Aerodrome in December 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve agreed with BBC Content that given the exceptional circumstances, we will be resting production of the Top Gear UK show for the foreseeable future,\u201d the BBC said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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