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Chris Evans Jeremy Clarkson, Recently delegated Top Gear moderator Chris Evans has affirmed he will be joined by a female co-have on the show, starting hypothesis previous model Jodie Kidd is in the driving seat for the occupation.

Evans, who was reported as the new host of the hit show the previous evening, told Radio 5 Live's Nicky Campbell he could "100%" affirm he would have a female co-star "yet not for the purpose of it".

Kidd, a previous m odel who has effectively showed up on the BBC2 demonstrate as a visitor, is the bookmakers' most loved for one of the two spots left after Richard Hammond and James May left.

A representative for William Hill said: "We think Jodie is right around an assurance yet the third individual from the normal triumvirate looks extremely open.

"There will be a heap of famous people willing their telephones to ring."

The bookmakers have Kidd at 5/4, Guy Martin at 2/1, Philip Glenister at 3/1 and Dermot O'Leary at 5/1, despite the fact that he has beforehand precluded himself, telling the Daily Mirror he had not been drawn nearer about the occupation.

Evans, who has the Radio 2 breakfast show, is meeting show supervisors today and uncovered Jeremy Clarkson was among the first to salute him on landing the position.

Evans, 49, has long been tipped to take the driving seat on the leader BBC indicate after Clarkson was sacked for punching a maker consecutively over steak.The fire haired moderator more than once discounted himself of the running, however has marked a three-year contract to head another introducing line-up.

Evans told his audience members on his BBC Radio 2 show he was just offered the employment last Thursday evening when moderators Richard Hammond and James May at last precluded themselves of returning.

He said he quickly messaged the three moderators, Clarkson, May and Hammond, to let them know he had been offered the occupation and acknowledged it, and they lined up to salute him.

Evans told his audience members Clarkson said: "I knew you would, and good luck."

He uncovered Hammond likewise gave the move his seal of regard.

In a content, Hammond told Evans: "You were composed and constructed for that occupation and it will be awesome. It was likewise dependably the BBC's absolute best alternative on the off chance that you take it up, and I positively don't point the finger at you for doing as such. Good fortunes. Richard."

The DJ told audience members he will be meeting show's makers today and said "we understand there is a ton of work to do and genuine centering to be finished".

Evans uncovered Mark Linsey, the BBC's head of amusement charging, messaged him last Thursday, asking: "Would you be intrigued at all in having a Top Gear discussion?"

The moderator conceded he had been drawn closer by somebody "exceptionally senior" at the BBC months back when Clarkson was suspended over his "fracas" with a maker.

Yet, he demanded he had not been offered the agreement and was sharp for the show to proceed with May and Hammond in charge.

Evans said: "Now I have never at any point been offered, or had ever been offered, the Top Gear work before that.

"I had one brief content trade about Top Gear with someone high up in the BBC and it was when what has now get to be scandalous happened, and that was short, exceptionally succinct, saying 'if anything happened later on would you be up for a discussion?'

"So the content I got on Thursday was really like the one I got three months prior or at whatever point it was."

Evans said he was just persuaded to take the three-year contract, worth a reported £3 million, after Hammond and May chose they would not come back to the show.

He said: "Imprint disclosed to me that the circumstance had changed in the most recent 24 hours in light of the fact that Richard and James had at long last precluded themselves of an arrival to Top Gear.

"Prior to that they were all that much considering giving back, the BBC had made an offer to them, I was mindful of that and I needed them to return.

"I needed Top Gear to bear on - this is as a fan - I needed Top Gear to bear on, and I thought, sincerely as a wagering man, I believed that was going to happen.

"Thus at whatever point I said I completely discount myself of running for office it was on the grounds that I would not like to be a pawn in a chess amusement including two, and indeed three, of my companions."

Evans, who is great companions with the demonstrate's three previous moderators, uncovered he as of late went on a three-day joint family occasion with May which the pair spent fundamentally examining the destiny of the previous Top Gear group.

He said: "We discussed what he may do, what Jeremy may do, and what Richard may accomplish for the vast majority of the three days, in case I'm fair with you.

"I said, well look, this is the thing that transpired back in the 90s when it all went pear-formed, and this is the thing that I ought to have done and didn't do and this is the thing that I've learnt from the circumstance.

"I would not like to be included in bookies' chances and all that sort of stuff in light of the fact that that is not what the circumstance required. Also, I needed to escape from that frenzy and let other individuals get included in that on the off chance that they needed to.

"That for me was going to debase the circumstance."

Yet, that changed when May and Hammond at last chose they would not return.

Evans said that subsequent to talking it over with his wife Natasha he chose to take up the BBC's offer.

He said: "We chose what I accomplish professionally is radio, TV and a touch of composing, and its the greatest TV program on the planet, its my most loved network show ever, you know how quite a bit of a fan I am of the show, and I cherish creating TV and you know the sort of TV I want to create, thus I said yes.

"We had our initially meeting about it on Friday."

Evans said he messaged the past Top Gear moderators just before the declaration was made.

May was the leading the squares to offer his backing.

Evans said: "He got back to me straight away, truly he got back to me inside of a moment of me messaging him, and we had a talk and we are going to get together today and tomorrow to discuss things."

He enigmatically included: "Who realizes what may happen there?"

Petrol-head Evans guaranteed Top Gear viewers he will "care for it - I guarantee"
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