The former star of ‘Friends’ Matt LeBlanc is proving a perfect choice to present the revamped ‘Top Gear’ writes Will Lawrence.

What better place to show off one of the most beautiful cars in the world than one of the most spectacular locations?

The people of Kerry are used to welcoming celebrities and yesterday was no exception when the new Top Gear team yesterday arrived for the weekend to film part of the BBC motoring show along the southwest coast.

The Island’s Kevin LeBlanc is determined to prove the doubters wrong and become the youngest West of Ireland champion since Rory McIlroy.

Co Sligo’s Sean Flanagan coped with southerly winds gusting up to 48mph to take a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Radisson Blu sponsored West of Ireland Amateur Open at Rosses Point.

Chris Evans has said footage for the new Top Gear series filmed near the Cenotaph in London is “disrespectful” and should not be broadcast.

MATTHEW PERRY said he is excited to see his former co-star MATT LEBLANC step into the hot seat as Top Gear host.

“If Joey is hosting #TopGear, won’t he always be stuck in second gear?”, asked one tweet.

The selfie has since gone viral.

A snap from Canadian man, Christian LeBlanc, of a magnificent elephant has gone viral after he loaded it onto his Instagram account.

Gavin Moynihan survived a war of attrition with his teenage clubmate Kevin LeBlanc to win his second Irish Amateur Open in the space of four years and seal his return to the Walker Cup team.

There will be a new name on the cup at the Radisson-sponsored West of Ireland Golf Championship in Rosses Point this year.

Defending champion Jack Hume is the bookies’ favourite and Rosses Point’s Gary McDermott the home hope but young Dubliner Kevin LeBlanc could surprise some in the Radisson Blu-sponsored West of Ireland Amateur Open at County Sligo.

'Friends' stars David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc are set to reunite for BBC show 'Episodes'.

Matt LeBlanc can't wait to meet Courteney Cox's fiancé.

Police in Canada are focusing on two streets in a massive manhunt for a gunman who shot dead three officers and wounded two others.

Matt LeBlanc was happy to live a "normal life" after 'Joey' flopped.

Matt LeBlanc admits the 'Episodes' storyline about his weight gain was based on the reality which "stung".

Matt LeBlanc is a "little more together" than his on-screen persona.

Matt Le Blanc makes bad movie choices.

A US soldier accused of exhorting his bored underlings to kill three Afghan civilians for sport has been convicted of murder, conspiracy and other charges in one of the most gruesome cases to emerge from the war.

Matt LeBlanc thinks his marriage was “doomed”.

Matt LeBlanc believes people think he is “stupid”.

Former 'Friends' actor Matt LeBlanc is returning to TV screens – to star as himself in a send-up of the television industry.

RATS, raw sewage and a no-excuses curfew await exiled residents who try to return to storm-wrecked Galveston Island when it reopens next week, officials have said.

Hundreds of determined Louisiana locals insisted they would stay put as their neighbours fled Hurricane Gustav’s approach by the thousands today.

Friends actor Matt LeBlanc’s divorce has been finalised after little more than three years of marriage.

Former Friends star Matt LeBlanc is set to show off his legal skills when he hits the divorce court with his estranged wife Melissa. He's planning to represent himself.

Friends actor Matt LeBlanc has been sued for defamation by a woman who claims he made sexually-charged comments about her that were published in US magazine the National Enquirer.

Matt LeBlanc has a new girlfriend - just days after filing for divorce.

Matt LeBlanc has filed for divorce from his wife of three years.

Seminal sitcom Friends is returning to television after each of its six stars agreed multi-million dollar deals to star in four one-hour specials.

An international panel of Anglican archbishops today called upon a gathering of their conservative American counterparts to split from the rest of the US Episcopal Church unless it abides by traditional teachings.

LANCE ARMSTRONG is locked in a war of words with the director of the Tour de France as he continues to fight claims he used blood-boosting drugs in 1999.

Matt LeBlanc promises the second season of his Friends spin-off show Joey will be much better than the first.

Former child model LeBlanc suffered a fall and that was followed by several hundred sessions of electroshock therapy; and this most unusual diary documentary which manages to engage on an emotional level and delight on a technical one.

Christina Ricci is thrilled she finally got a chance to act alongside Matt LeBlanc because she's been fixated with his character Joey Tribbiani for years.

Matt LeBlanc snubbed offers to further his movie career when Friends finished because he wasn't prepared to risk failure in the notoriously tough industry.

Matt LeBlanc is desperate to quit his acting career altogether so he can spend every minute with his family.