Vicki Butler-Henderson, 33, was born in Hertfordshire, and grew up on the family's farm.

What would be your first act as ruler?

Husky-voiced TV presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson is about to burst back onto our screens in a new series of Fifth Gear.

Alex Eckford speaks to her about buffoons, smacked bottoms, topless motoring, and why her co-host Tim Lovejoy won’t be joining her in the new shows.

Former Top Gear and Fifth Gear presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson talks to Virgin Media about her craziest ever motoring moment, beating Tiff Needel in a jet fighter and being recognised by a famous pop star!

VM: How old were you when you first decided that you wanted to drive cars fast for a living?

Husky-voiced TV presenter and all-round racing hero Vicki Butler-Henderson is currently fronting a new series of Channel Five's Fifth Gear.

Alex Eckford caught up with Vicki to find out about the show, Formula One legends, and bosoms.

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Motoring today sadly remains very much a man’s world – even more so when it comes to the motoring media.

By Andy Welch

Vicki Butler-Henderson, 33, was born in Hertfordshire. She became interested in motor racing when she was eight and went on to become one of the country's top young drivers.

Interview by Richard Glassberg

Rob Munro-Hall was the editor of a magazine called Carweek and I was their 20-year-old road tester. He had tabloid newspaper experience so he was quite business-like in his approach to some things. He could rule with a rod of iron sometimes but I quite flourished under that kind of leadership.

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Journalist and presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson was born on February 16, 1972 and was educated in Cambridge.

First car?

My dad gave me £1,500 and I bought an MG Metro because it was the only car I could afford that had a rev counter. Its red seatbelts were a bonus.

Jim McGill meets a journalist for whom cars and men, and Scotland, are the perfect combination. The woman whose motoring career began at 12 explains why she is about to make her rallying debut in Elgin

by Angela Hagan

She spends her working days driving some of the fastest, most exotic cars on our roads, but it is surprising Vicki Butler-Henderson has the confidence to get behind the wheel at all following a terrifying incident in her childhood.

Typical Biker

Despite a life that has involved both racing and presenting cars on television, Vicki Butler-Henderson is now completely smitten with bikes.

Where did you start your career?

As an editorial assistant on Car Mechanics magazine. I then helped launch the laddy car magazine Max Power, where I was also staff writer, after which I became a road tester for Car Week and then Auto Express. While I was there I got offered a job on the BBC2 programme Top Gear. I still do a lot of writing - for The Telegraph, The Express and Top Gear magazine. I see myself as a freelance motoring journalist.

When did you develop a passion for cars?

When I was still in nappies! I used to have a Tonka Toy digger and tractor. Give me a Tonka Toy and I'll do the "Brmm, Brmm" noises!

Vicki's Driving Ambition; Profile: Vicki Butler-Henderson.

By Colin Wills

VICKI Butler-Henderson stands 5ft 5ins in her bare feet and is as glamorous and well-spoken as Posh Spice.

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