Freddie Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness haven’t met for 2 years

The pair presented Top Gear together alongside Chris Harris but following Freddie’s crash while filming for the show in 2022, the pair have spent some time apart.

Speaking in his new Disney+ documentary, Flintoff, Freddie said he felt “bad” for not meeting with McGuinness after the crash.

In the documentary, Freddie said: “I feel bad I haven’t been in more contact with Chris and Paddy. Part of it is for myself a little bit. I hate the word triggering, but I’m worried about that.

“It’s also something that has stopped, I suppose, in some ways, because of what happened to me. Like their careers have been altered as well. So I feel not guilty, but I feel bad for him,” reports the Mirror.

Paddy McGuinness shares support for friend and co-star Freddie Flintoff

Paddy has shown his support towards Freddie and admitted the pair still message each other, having formed a close bond while working on Top Gear.

Paddy said: “I love Fred. He’s a good lad. The mad thing about me getting on with him so well is that I know absolutely zero about cricket. I’ve never watched it, never been into it and never played it. I knew of Freddie and Ian Botham and Michael Vaughan… the famous names.”

He added that while they’re still in touch, it’s not as easy to see each other now that Top Gear has stopped filming: “Me, Fred and Chris [Harris] everyday we worked together we just laughed. It was such a lovely experience.

“It was one of those jobs for me, as someone who wasn’t well travelled to visit the places we did in Top Gear and go off the beaten track.

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“It was only when I reflect on the things we did that I think what a privilege it is to have done that job. Freddie and I still message. But everyone’s got busy lives.

“It’s like with every show I do, you work with people and you keep in touch but no one lives near everyone. It’s like lightning in a bottle getting everyone together.”