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Friday 22 November, 2024
Friday 22 November, 2024
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Ed Sheeran had his first ever driving lesson on Top Gear, and it went as well as you'd expect
ED SHEERAN WAS on Top Gear last night.
He was the show’s Star In A Reasonably Priced Car, piloting a Vauxhall Astra around an airport racecourse.
There was just one thing: he’d never driven a car before. Like, literally never.
“Before today I had never sat in the driver’s seat,” he told Jeremy Clarkson. “The reason I said yes to Top Gear is that I thought it would be funny.”
It went… about as well as you’d think.
THE ROAD ED. STAY ON THE ROAD.
IDEALLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE.
HANDS ON THE WHEEL!
NO, A STRAIGHT LINE! A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE… ON THE R… oh, I give up.
Somehow, he still managed to beat comedian Jack Whitehall’s lap time. AND nearly give Jeremy Clarkson an aneurysm. Fair play Ed.
Here’s the whole high-adrenaline experience:
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