Jodie Kidd is in the driving seat to join Top Gear as Chris Evans confirms '100%' he will be joined by a FEMALE co-host

The radio DJ and TV presenter, pictured left today, was unveiled as Jeremy Clarkson's replacement last night despite categorically denying that he would take the job 97 days ago. He insisted this morning that he had only agreed to host Top Gear on a rumoured £3million contract after being told that James May, top right, and Richard Hammond had decided to quit the motoring show last Wednesday. The radio DJ and TV presenter insisted he was '100 per cent' certain that one of his co-hosts would be a woman, with model Jodie Kidd, bottom right, installed as the bookmakers' favourite to take on the role.