For years, Ben Collins was the mystery man behind the helmet who played Top Gear’s tame racing driver, The Stig. As you can imagine, he has a few stories from behind the scenes that he has shared with the VINwiki YouTube channel.
for the “Star In a Reasonably Priced Car” segment. While there, he coached celebrities such as Cameron Diaz, Jay Leno, and Tom Cruise.‘s producers and the BBC. Collins explains that while he was tutoring Cruise on how to get around the lap, he was asked not to teach too well for fear that the star might go too fast and injure himself, which the BBC’s insurance might not be able to cover.