Chris Evans has stepped down from his role as Top Gear presenter, it has been confirmed - less than 24 hours after the final episode of his first series at the reigns.
The 50-year-old radio DJ revealed the news via his Twitter page this afternoon, shortly before the BBC released an official statement.
"Stepping down from Top Gear. Gave it my best shot but sometimes that's not enough. The team are beyond brilliant, I wish them all the best," he posted to his 2.3 million followers.
He followed the statement up with another tweet which read: "Full steam ahead then with Radio 2, CarFest, Children In Need, 500 Words and whatever else we can dream up in the future."
In a statement, Mark Linsey - BBC Studios' Director - said: “Chris is stepping down from his duties on Top Gear. He says he gave it his best shot doing everything he could to make the show a success.
He firmly believes that the right people remain, on both the production team and presenting team to take the show forward and make it the hit we want it to be.
"The new series has so far notched up over 30m views in the UK alone and has already been sold to 130 territories worldwide."
The 50-year-old radio DJ revealed the news via his Twitter page this afternoon, shortly before the BBC released an official statement.
"Stepping down from Top Gear. Gave it my best shot but sometimes that's not enough. The team are beyond brilliant, I wish them all the best," he posted to his 2.3 million followers.
He followed the statement up with another tweet which read: "Full steam ahead then with Radio 2, CarFest, Children In Need, 500 Words and whatever else we can dream up in the future."
In a statement, Mark Linsey - BBC Studios' Director - said: “Chris is stepping down from his duties on Top Gear. He says he gave it his best shot doing everything he could to make the show a success.
He firmly believes that the right people remain, on both the production team and presenting team to take the show forward and make it the hit we want it to be.
"The new series has so far notched up over 30m views in the UK alone and has already been sold to 130 territories worldwide."
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