Top Gear chaos as crying Paddy McGuinness loses control of car – forcing co-star to dive in and grab wheel
FANS of Top Gear were left in hysterics as Paddy McGuinness cried out in pain and lost control of a car as he chowed down on a chilli.
The presenters took to a race course to battle it out against each other in a lap time trial with a twist – driving whilst eating the world’s hottest chillies.
Paddy was left screaming in pain as he ate the world’s hottest chillies[/caption] Freddie was forced to take control of the car as Paddy sobbed[/caption]On Sunday night’s episode of the BBC series, Paddy, 48, joined his co-hosts Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris for another driving-related challenge.
The stars were given the challenge of finding the future of caravaning, harnessing electric energy to make their trip as eco-friendly as possible.
The trio were pitted against each other in a time trial, racing the electric cars – and all while chowing down on some of the world’s hottest chillies.
“Which electric car has the spiciest performance?” former cricketer Freddie, 43, introduced the segment. “To find out, it’s time for some hot laps.”
It was revealed that starting with the jalapeño, the team would gradually make their way up the Scoville heat scale to the world’s hottest chilli.
And whilst eating – they would have to drive a lap against the clock in an attempt to try and one-up on each other’s times.
The winner not only would be the man with the fastest time, but who managed to avoid using the milk and yogurt supplied when the heat got too much.
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Chris, 46, was up first – and managed to complete his time trial in an impressive four-and-a-half minutes despite eating an entire chilli.
Paddy was next up, having his co-hosts in fits of giggles as he admitted: “Oh god! I am a chicken Korma man in my house!”
Trying to calm his nerves, Chris joked: “Savour it, it might be an experience you love,” to which Paddy hit back: “I definitely won’t love it.”
Paddy set off after taking the first bite from the chilli – the lowest on the heat scale – but it already proved too much for the TV host.
Freddie, sitting in the passenger seat, shouted as Paddy lost control of the car and took his hands off the steering wheel, seeing it sway back and forth.
“Keep your eyes on the road, Pad!” the cricketer screamed as he leaned over and took control of the wheel to keep the car on the track.
Desperate to win the race with speed, Paddy put his foot down and left his pals being thrown around as he picked up the pace.
The birds-eye chilli was next, and things went from bad to worse for Paddy who began screaming in pain and grabbing hold of Freddie.
“Steer! Steer!” Freddie screamed at him as he once again took his hands off the wheel and start unbuckling his seat belt as he writhed around in agony.
Crossing the finish line, Paddy quickly gulped at the milk he was handed before spitting it out all over Freddie’s lap.
“You’re milking it now, Paddy, you’re milking it,” Freddie laughed, before taking on the challenge himself and making it through all of the chillies.
Fans were left in hysterics, and took to Twitter to share the love for the race scene, calling it “hilarious”.
“Busy pissing myself at Top Gear,” one woman wrote, as another viewer chimed in: “So funny. Long time since I’ve laughed out loud like that.”
A third concluded: “Loved it. Hilarious. In this climate, a good giggle is just what I ordered.”
Top Gear airs Sundays at 8pm on BBC One.
The hosts took it in turns eating some of the world’s hottest chillies[/caption]