BBC denies ‘Top Gear’ host Chris Evans is ‘unprofessional’

Top Gear host Chris Evans is a team player and it is “rubbish” to suggest otherwise, according to a BBC boss.

BBC denies ‘Top Gear’ host Chris Evans is ‘unprofessional’

The car show frontman was described as a “passionate presenter” by Mark Linsey, acting director of BBC Television, following reports about Evans’s behaviour on the job.

The TV chief also said it is “simply not true” to say Evans was against the appointment of Friends star Matt LeBlanc to the show’s seven-strong presenting line-up.

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