LeBlanc signs two-year £1.5m 'Top Gear' deal
27 September 2016 - 08:42
Matt LeBlanc has signed a new Top Gear hosting deal worth around £1.5-million. The former Friends star, 49, has agreed to a two-year deal after negotiations with the BBC to front the motoring show on his own. LeBlanc's one-series contract expired in June and, reported The Sun, the BBC has now agreed to work around filming of the actor's US sitcom Man With a Plan.Matt's role on the show will see him replace main host Chris Evans, 50, who quit in July following criticism from fans. ..
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