The Stig Revealed…Yawn

So now we know who the Stig is. After a rather unseemly court case the man behind the mask of The Stig has been allowed to reveal who he is. Of course the next question is… Why would anyone care? I mean. Does it actually make a difference to anything?

Will knowing who the stig is do anything other than spoil the mystery and mystique of the Top Gear TV show? I don’t think so. Maybe if it had been revealed in Tony Blair’s book that the Stig was in fact Tony Blair that would have been interesting to know or maybe if it had been Phil Collins but right now I just thing this has been a lot of hot air about nothing at all.

I understand and actually, support the BBC in their attempts to keep the identity a secret because that way it made the Stig interesting but the person who is behind the mask? Irrellevent and totally uninteresting. In the world of 15 minutes of fame I reckon it merits 30 seconds tops.

I do understand why the man behind the mask wanted to publicise his book and make a few quid while he remains slightly relevant but it is a shame that one of the few myths in television has been spoiled now but I am sure the Beeb will be able to find a new angle and perhaps find some way to benefit from this new and rather unexpected disclosure.

OK. enough about all this rubbish. There must be a soap opera star getting drunk somewhere. Now that’s a real story…