Matt LeBlanc’s dating advice to his daughter

IT’S been more than a decade since Friends ended but Matt LeBlanc can’t escape the shadow of ladies’ man Joey — especially now he’s a father to a nearly-teenage daughter.

Matt LeBlanc, who jokes that he won’t let his daughter date until she’s 45, has moved into the hosting role on Top Gear.

Over a decade after Friends ended, how many times a day does someone shout Joey’s catch phrase at you? How you doin’ …

It depends. But everyone who does, thinks they’re the first.

Friends is enjoying a renaissance among viewers who weren’t born when it debuted. Why?

Friends stands the test of time because we never dealt with topical issues. We dealt with themes that run across generations — such as love, betrayal, family.

Friends has stood the test of time because the show dealt with themes that run across generations. Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox.

Now you host Top Gear. Was changing a tyre part of the audition?

I didn’t really audition. I was a guest on the show and they just kept asking me back, then asked me to host. So here I am. And it’s an honour.

What advice are you planning to give your nearly-teenage daughter about boys and cars?

Well, she’ll start dating when she’s 45, and then she’ll be old enough to make her own decisions. Hopefully, good ones.

Will you just be a shotgun/rocking chair sort of dad?

Yeah you can take that route … once, probably — then you’re going to be a shotgun/rocking chair sort of dad behind bars! So I’ll stick to the former.

Top Gear airs next month on Foxtel’s BBC Knowledge.

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