Top Gear is set to return to BBC Two in May, and co-presenter Matt LeBlanc just confimed that Cate will be a guest on the show, in the “Star in a Reasonably Price Car” slot.

‘When I flew home to LA, Cate Blanchett was on the plane and she said, “I think it’s so great that you’re the new host on Top Gear. Can I come on?” I said, “Absolutely! But really, you want to come on Top Gear?” When I got home I called the producers, and they were like, “How did that happen?”’