James May's favourite hobbies are ‘excessive drinking’ and ‘talking to animals’

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Top Gear trio on the BBC Three television series.But as he has got older, James May has revealed some of his new-found hobbies also include “excessive drinking” and “talking to animals” after he finished filming his latest TV series.The Grand Tour host, 59, is set to tour sunny Italy with the latest series of his travel show, Our Man in Italy, which launches on Amazon Prime on July 15.READ MORE:James May 'pleased' to ditch Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond on new TV showThe travel show comes after the success of Our Man in Japan in 2020, where he explored all that Japan had to offer.This time, the TV legend has chosen one of the most popular holiday destinations for food as he roamed around Italy’s historic landmarks and idyllic countryside.

In the upcoming show, the car fanatic can be spotted venturing through the streets of Sicily and hiking up the Dolomites mountains as he shares learns about their rich culture.During his stint, James will be seen treated to delicious food, whacky fancy dress outfits and thrilling water sports as he shares his thoughts on the beautiful country.And now the TV presenter has revealed exclusively to Daily Star how cooking has quickly become quite a passion of his, in addition to drinking the days away.He said: “Excess drinking.

Before Italy I actually did quite a lot of cooking, I made a little cooking series as well for Amazon, so I started doing a lot of cooking and I still do.”James went on to share his other lesser-known talents such as affinity for musical instruments and his guilty pleasure of lengthy TV shows.“I’m not very good at it, but I quite enjoy the process.