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The game grannies were roped in to star in ‘The Gran Tour’ for Rentalcars.com , taking them from drizzly Eccles to sun-soaked Catalonia
Watch the hilarious footage that’s been dubbed ‘Top Gear meets Thelma and Louise’ – featuring three grandmothers on a wild road trip across Europe
Pat Jones, 75, June Glass, 79 and designated driver June Lomas, 73 were plucked from their weekly tap-dancing class and sent on the adventure of a lifetime
The grans ended up: • Street dancing with Spanish teenagers • Taking part in a death-defying indoor skydive • Cracking up during a yoga class • Creating their own giant heads out of papier-mâché Proving you’re never too old for an unforgettable holiday, the tour saw the three Grans set off from Eccles, near Manchester, and collect the keys to a gleaming new Mercedes A-Class rental car soon after touching down in Barcelona
As Pat and June G don’t drive, . She said: “I’m quite a confident driver at home, but driving abroad on the opposite side of the road in a brand new automatic, was an entirely different thing
“I was quite nervous at first – going round roundabouts is hard. I’d only been in the car a few minutes when I’d clipped the wing mirror
We made so many memories on the road – I wasn’t expecting the drive to be such a big part of the trip
” Each of the ladies were given the chance to choose an activity, with gran-of-three Pat opting for a sunset cruise on the Balearic sea, which wasn’t June L’s first choice
She said: “That is one thing I am not partial to, sailing. I’d rather swim behind the boat than be on it
” , making traditional giant heads in rural Catalonia and getting blasted with 120mph winds on an amazing indoor skydive experience
Reflecting on her once-in-a-lifetime trip, Pat said: “I loved all the scenery, we had so much freedom to get out and explore
The funniest thing was when we painted and wore those big heads – we couldn’t stop laughing
“The scariest thing was the skydiving – after I’d done it I felt incredible. One of the Junes is 80 next year and she did it, so I thought ‘I’ve got to do this
“I didn’t even have a passport before we went because it had run out. I normally get around with my bus pass
” June Glass is the oldest of the grans, and the only great-grandma of the group
The trio were all familiar with each other from a local tap dancing class, and while the two Junes were already firm friends, it was their first time truly getting to know Pat
Read More Top Stories from Mirror Online Seventy-nine-year-old June G said: “I joined a tap dancing class when I was just shy of 40, so I’ve always been adventurous, on the go
“June, Pat and I are friends for life now. I only met Pat a couple of years ago although she’s lived a quarter of a mile away for years
“My number one highlight was the skydiving. I was terrified at first and I didn’t want the other two to think I was frightened, but I thought ‘I’ll do it if it kills me
’ Everything we did was amazing. “I would say to anyone, go and do what I did. One of my granddaughters has always wanted to do a hot air balloon, and she says she’s so proud of me
I said to her, ‘Go and do it while you can, don’t wait until you’re almost 80.”