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LeBlanc on the SA set with his "co-driver for a few days", English rapper Tinie Tempah. Source: Twitter @matt_leblanc.

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Top Gear’s New Series Kicks Off with Shoot on Sani Pass

Known for travelling the world with great cars and adventure in its heart, the hugely popular Top Gear not only has two new hosts including “Friends” actor Matt LeBlanc but shot its first episode in the highlands of South Africa and Lesotho. With the departure of the original hosts – Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May […]

By SAPeople Contributor
08-03-16 12:35
in Entertainment
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LeBlanc on the SA set with his "co-driver for a few days", English rapper Tinie Tempah. Source: Twitter @matt_leblanc.

Known for travelling the world with great cars and adventure in its heart, the hugely popular Top Gear not only has two new hosts including “Friends” actor Matt LeBlanc but shot its first episode in the highlands of South Africa and Lesotho.

With the departure of the original hosts – Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May – the new team, announced earlier this year, features LeBlanc, who played Joey in “Friends”, and the British radio DJ Chris Evans.

For the very first episode, shot at the beginning of March, they took to the famously stunning but always challenging Sani Pass. (Main picture shows LeBlanc with his “co-driver for a few days”, English rapper Tinie Tempah. Source: Twitter @matt_leblanc.)

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LeBlanc posted this picture on his Twitter page, saying “Traffic on the Sani pass in Lesotho, South Africa. “

The team also featured special guests, singers Sharleen Spiteri, from the group Texas, Seasick Steve and Tinie Tempah. They spent a week travelling the Sani Pass area and also found time to visit the Bokong Nature Reserve and Durban.

The team will travel to Kazakhstan next. The new series of “Top Gear” will be broadcast from the middle of 2016.

Source: SouthAfrica.Info/News24