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Who are the Top Gear 2020 presenters? Meet Freddie Flintoff, Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris

TOP Gear has zoomed its way to a 28th season and gear heads can't wait to see what the legendary motoring show has in store this time.

The presenting line-up remains the same after a great reception last series so here's a refresher about the trio...

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The Top Gear hosts remain the same after great success with Freddie, Chris and Paddy at the helm last seriesCredit: PA:Press Association

Who are the Top Gear presenters?

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff

Freddie is a former international cricketer who has made a name for himself as a broadcaster.

He was born in Lancashire on December 6, 1977 - which makes him 42 years old.

He's been involved in numerous TV projects; not only did he win the first series of the Aussie I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, but he presented ITV's Cannonball and is team captain on Sky One's A League of Their Own.

He has been married to wife Rachael Wools Flintoff since March 2005, with whom he has three children named Holly, Corey and Rocky.

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Freddie Flintoff is a former international cricketer turned TV personalityCredit: Topgear

Paddy McGuinness

Paddy, born Patrick Joseph McGuinness, is a comedian, comedy actor and TV presenter.

The Farnworth, Lancashire, native is a 46-year-old, having been born on August 14, 1973.

He is best known for presenting shows like Take Me Out and Benchmark since his TV debut in 1995.

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Paddy has been married to Christine Martin since June 2011 and the pair have three kids together; Penelope, Leo and Felicity.

In 2017, it was revealed that Leo and Penelope have autism and the famous couple have openly discussed the challenges they have faced since.

Top Gear's Paddy McGuiness (L) and Chris Harris (R) pose with The StigCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Chris Harris

Chris is a 44-year-old journalist who has made a career in the automotive field as a writer, presenter AND driver.

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His writing credits start with Autocar magazine, where he climbed the ranks to "road-test editor", writing opinion pieces and reviews on cars.

He has also appeared in a series of YouTube videos and created his own show Chris Harris on Cars, which was later bought and moved to the BBC's website.

Before moving over to the main programme, Chris and co-star Rory Reid hosted the spin-off show of the main series, called Extra Gear.

On top of his reviewing responsibilities, he also races - and has taken part in the Nurburgring 24 hours endurance test three times in 2010, 2015 and 2016.

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However, his team had to pull out of the 2016 race after their car was wrecked in a practice round.

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What time is Top Gear on BBC Two?

Top Gear will be racing onto our screens for series 28.

The show returns to BBC Two tonight (February 2, 2020) at 8pm.

The new series will run for six episodes and you can catch up on any missed episodes on the .

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