The British former motorcycle racer, 40, is a heavy vehicle mechanic, who is known for a string of travel programmes. Guy’s latest TV appearance came last night as he returned to Channel 4 to star in ‘Guy’s Garage’. The programme sees the motorcycle star transform classic vehicles into raceworthy machines. In Episode one, Guy travels to Sweden, where he modifies a Volvo estate car to compete in a rally event.
Guy goes to the Västerås Motorstadion to take part in the national motorsport of Folk Racing, a form of rallycross.
Guy, who made his Isle of Man TT debut in 2004, has travelled across the world for various programmes.
In Channel 4’s ‘Our Guy in India’ in 2014, he embarked on a mammoth 1,000-mile trip across India.
During an interview about the series the following year, Guy opened about his diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome.
Speaking to the Sunday Times Driving, he spoke about what it was like to have Asperger’s while dealing with the pressures of being a celebrity.
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He told the publication he was unsure if his diagnosis was helpful but that he was able to manage his fame.
As a coping strategy, Guy said: “I try to stay away from crowds.”
He also revealed that was surprised to discover that he even had a loyal following of fans in India.
He said: “I get out there and every man and his dog knows who I am, and I’m, like, ‘How do you know who I am? I’m from bloody Grimsby!’”
Asperger’s is now considered part of the umbrella diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 (DSM-5).
“They try to put names to it — ‘Oh, he’s like that because of this’. Everyone’s different. We’re all different.”
The star also admitted that his partner at the time had convinced him to seek help, which led to his diagnosis.
He said: “My girlfriend at the time persuaded me to see someone.
“I was turning her crackers, so she forced me — well, not forced me, but she said: ‘Will we go and see this psychologist?’
“Anyway, I sat there for a day, and it turned out it was a form of autism: Asperger’s.”
Guy also appeared to hint at the strengths that Asperger’s can give a person.
He added: “The way I look at it is that maybe having that is why I am the way I am. Maybe that is all down to the autistic side. I don’t know.”
‘Guy’s Garage’ is available to stream on All 4.
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