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James May on what he thinks about Top Gear’s new hosts – and why female fans fell in love with Jeremy Clarkson and co

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TOP Gear recorded its highest-ever ratings when James May was part of the presenting team alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond.

And the long-haired petrolhead insists that a good proportion of their viewers were women, hitting back at claims from current host Paddy McGuinness that the BBC motoring show is more appealing to female audiences these days.

Speaking exclusively to The Sun, James, 59, said: “We always had a lot of women following us, but I don’t think it was because of the way we looked or dressed. “They were either into cars or liked the crap jokes.

We were definitely not a ‘bloke show’.” Paddy last month told The Sun his co-host Freddie Flintoff was the big draw for female fans, labelling him “eye candy”.

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