Top Gear's Stig 'to be unveiled'

BBC NEWS Entertainment Top Gear's Stig 'to be unveiled': "The Stig, the mystery driver who tests high-performance cars on Top Gear, will take his helmet off for the first time later, the BBC has confirmed"

Well it was only a matter of time before something like this would happened. Perry McCarthy, a Formula One driver who played the original Stig and originally wore black overalls and helmet, was killed off in the first episode of the 3rd series after revealing his true identity in his autobiography, and replaced by the current white-clad Stig, who some have recently named as stunt driver Ben Collins who has worked on many films including The Quantum of Solace. The BBC refused to confirm or deny the allegations.

Revealing the Stig's identity will probably upset many Top Gear and Stig fans, and some speculate that this could just be a publicity stunt to get a larger viewing audience, and may in fact NOT reveal the Stig's identity. Personally I hope that this is not the case, and knowing Top Gear, they always do as they promise, so it looks as if we will finally find out who the Stig. Ooh, this is exciting!

The Stig will apparently barge onto the set of tonight's pre-recorded episode of Top Gear for BBC2 at 8pm and remove his helmet and all I know is, once the Stig has been revealed, odds are he will have to resign from the BBC and have to be replaced by someone else. Shame really... He is an awesome driver.