EXCLUSIVE: Top Gear's The Stig has spoken exclusively to Daily Star about his time on the motor show and how hard it was to keep his identity a secret... View 3 Images Formula 1 legend Perry McCarthy was Top Gear's original Stig (Image: Evening Gazette)

The Stig's iconic Top Gear suit couldn't hide one thing that gave his identity away. ‌

Driving legend Perry McCarthy, who played the original Stig from 2002 to 2003, has admitted there was something the Top Gear outfit simply couldn't hide, so anyone that knew him personally had a good idea of who was under the suit. ‌

In an exclusive chat with Daily Star, Perry told us: "Harry Enfield guessed! Jay Kay, Ross Kemp and Jamie Oliver actually knew me already so they guessed as soon as they heard my voice." ‌

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