Paddy McGuinness realised he was "rubbish" at driving after joining ‘Top Gear’.
The ‘Take Me Out’ host – who recently joined the BBC motoring show alongside cricket star Freddie Flintoff and fellow presenter Chris Harris – admitted since landing the job, he’s noticed he pales in comparison to the professional drivers he works with, but he still "loves" the experience.
Speaking on the ‘Zoe Ball Breakfast Show’ he said: "I think everyone sort of thinks ‘I can drive’, and then you get on the track with the pro drivers and you realise you’re rubbish.
"So they take you out and we went to Mercedes and we went to Porsche with their pro drivers and they put all this water on the road and you skid your car about. It really is like schoolboy like dream sort of stuff and we love it."
The 45-year-old presenter went on to acknowledge that some fans were dubious when he first landed the position as they didn’t feel he knew enough enough about cars.
However, Paddy insisted he has a "passion" for motoring and "wants to learn more" himself throughout his new role.
He added: "I love cars yeah. I think that was one of the things when they release me and Freddie were doing it I think a lot of purist petrol head kind of guys were like ‘whoa hang on they don’t know that much about cars’
"But I came to the show loving cars and being passionate about cars and wanting to learn myself, so I never pretended.
"I probably know a bit more than the average person but nowhere near Chris Harris’ expertise and that’s why he does the heavy lifting on the show and we just mess about."
Paddy McGuinness realised he was a ‘rubbish’ driver after Top Gear
