CRed05 Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 I doubt he will actually get his own show, but... http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/09/01/article-1308015-0AD82CB6000005DC-450_468x319.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/09/02/article-0-0B03D28B000005DC-529_468x665.jpg With a cheery grin on his undisguised face, The Stig arrives home - carrying his newborn Stiglet. And after the arrival of his son Cassius, Ben Collins could soon be celebrating again - as the presenter of his own TV show. Collins won a High Court battle with the BBC earlier this week for the right to reveal his identity as The Stig in his autobiography. The racing driver's contract at the BBC expired last month and will not be renewed, it is understood, after the dispute which cost the corporation up to £100,000. Now he could be going up against Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond on a Top Gear-style car programme. Collins, 35, has been signed up by James Grant management, one of TV's most powerful talent management agencies, it is understood. The agency is working on formats for him and in the coming months broadcasters will be asked to bid for his services. James Grant manages many of ITV's biggest names - including Ant and Dec, Holly Willoughby, Vernon Kay, and Piers Morgan. Like them Collins will become a 'major television personality', said a source. 'He is a very personable bloke, good looking, intelligent and obviously knowledgeable in the field of motoring. 'The irony is of course that he will be rivalling the very men who made him a god-like character on Top Gear.' His identity as The Stig is not the only secret to emerge from Collins's past. Yesterday it was also revealed he is a former member of the SAS. He served in 23 SAS, the reservist regiment, training fellow troopers in 'escape and evade' driving. One SAS member was reported as saying: 'We've known he was The Stig all along - it has been a standing joke within the regiment.' As he arrived home in Bristol, Collins said: 'It's been a difficult few days. However anything which has happened work-wise has rather taken a back seat while my wife Georgina has been in hospital having Cassius. 'She had had a difficult pregnancy and I am very glad to have her and Cassius home.' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1308552/Own-Stig-Ben-Collins-Coming-soon-TV.html Interesting to read that he used to be in the SAS. http://sniffpetrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/NewStigShirt.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 You think maybe the Stig is going to change colors again? I mean, probably not, as most Top Gear fans don't even know there was a black Stig, and the white helmet has become sort of iconic, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 The question is, what crazy stunt are they going to use to "kill" the white Stig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripleskate Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 You think maybe the Stig is going to change colors again? I mean, probably not, as most Top Gear fans don't even know there was a black Stig, and the white helmet has become sort of iconic, but... That's the first thing I thought. I say there will be a grey stig soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 next Stig will be double rainbow colored called it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L. Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 next Stig will be double rainbow colored Oh my god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 this needed to be bumped. ben collins is going to Fifth Gear. what a fag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 this needed to be bumped. ben collins is going to Fifth Gear. what a fag Wow. Thats a pretty big slap in the face. As Jalopnik put it, "Hes going to the poor man's Top Gear". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickey4271647545519 Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 You think maybe the Stig is going to change colors again? I mean, probably not, as most Top Gear fans don't even know there was a black Stig, and the white helmet has become sort of iconic, but... I'm thinking red or blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jizzle Juice Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 red vs blue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dammit Charlie Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 red vs blue? RvB...."What if Tucker is contagious... I do not want to catch pregnancy!" Caboose is my alter ego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 RvB...."What if Tucker is contagious... I do not want to catch pregnancy!" Caboose is my alter ego. LMAO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamereric1 Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 I remember RvB Season 1 and loved it. I hated the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 I remember RvB Season 1 and loved it. I hated the rest. Actually, the show improved dramatically after the first season. Its always been funny, but they have given it an actual story, and its a damn good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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