Chris Evans reveals he is making a 'secret Top Gear film'

Chris Evans has been tipped as a favourite to take over from Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear. Credit: PA

Chris Evans has revealed he is making a "secret Top Gear film" this week and will "see how it goes".

The DJ, who has been among the favourites to take over from Jeremy Clarkson on the BBC show, said he will be filming a "Top Gear sequence" with an independent production company on Tuesday.

Evans has previously ruled himself out of the job but asked by presenter Tim Lovejoy on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch whether he had started to present Top Gear yet, he said: "Not started yet, but we are doing a secret Top Gear film on Tuesday."

When Lovejoy replied "It's not so secret now", Evans went on: "It still will be, because nobody knows where it's going to be but we're going to make one and see how it goes.

The future of the motoring series was thrown into the air earlier this year when Clarkson was suspended after assaulting producer Oisin Tymon.

It is still unclear what will happen to the show after it was reported co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May have been offered deals in the region of £1 million a year to stay with the hit motoring show.

That deal, which would make the pair among the corporation's highest earners, is said to be part of a plan to include a different guest host on each show rather than directly replacing Clarkson.

Richard Hammond and James May's future on the motoring show is still uncertain. Credit: PA Wire

All three men's contracts ran out earlier this year and the BBC refused to renew Clarkson's after his much-publicised attack.

When contacted about Evans' comments the BBC said they will not be commenting on "speculation".