Former Top Gear host Quentin Willson left staggering amount in his will
Former Top Gear host Quentin Willson died from lung cancer in November 2025 at the age of 68.
Former Top Gear host Quentin Willson left nearly £2 million in his will, following his death at the age of 68.
The star - who died from lung cancer in November 2025 - gifted £1,856,615 to his wife, Michaela, according to The Sun.
Quentin - who presented the original version of the BBC motoring show from 1991 until 2001 - died "peacefully surrounded by his family" on November 8.
His Top Gear co-hosts, Tiff Needell, 74, and Jeremy Clarkson, 66, led tributes to Quentin.
Tiff penned: "Oh Quentin how can you leave us so soon. So many memories of the @BBC_TopGear we built in the nineties that I wanted to remember with you again.
"Please upload the film of me with him and Jeremy in the Ford Puma that so wonderfully displays the times we had together… RIP Q (SIC)."
And Jeremy remembered : "I’m far away so I’ve only just heard that Quentin Willson has died. We had some laughs over the years. Properly funny man."
In a statement, Quentin's family said he has left behind a "void that can never be filled".
It read: “A true national treasure, Quentin brought the joy of motoring, from combustion to electric, into our living rooms.
"Much-loved husband to Michaela, devoted father to Mercedes, Max, and Mini, and cherished grandfather to Saskia, Xander, and Roxana.
"Quentin will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and all who knew him personally and professionally.
"While messages of condolence are warmly appreciated, the family asks that their privacy be respected at this difficult time.
"Funeral arrangements will be announced in due course.
"The void he has left can never be filled. His knowledge was not just learned but lived; a library of experience now beyond our reach."
Quentin joined the BBC in 1991 to co-host the original version of Top Gear with Jeremy, who fronted the show with Richard Hammond, 56, and Jason Dawe, 59, when the show was revived in 2002, before James May, 63, replaced Jason in 2003.
The motoring expert left the BBC in 2001 and joined Channel 5 to present its rival show, Fifth Gear, until 2005.
Away from cars, Quentin got his groove on as he took part in the inaugural series of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing in 2004.
Quentin and pro Hazel Newbury were awarded eight points for their Cha Cha Cha - the lowest score of the show's history.
Acid-tongued judge Craig Revel Horwood, 61, branded Quentin "Britain’s Worst Dancer", and he was the first contestant to be eliminated.
