Jeremy Clarkson buys a quarter of a million bees because they are ‘the planet’s keystone species’

Queen at the tender age of just 13, around the time that Diversity first rose to fame - and admitted to feeling terrified, exclaiming: "I was just a kid!"The 26-year-old had been picked to appear in the Royal Variety Show in 2009 as part of Diversity when he was a teenager.However, the royal protocol he was expected to abide by sent the bewildered youngster's heart racing."Obviously it was a prize for winning Britain's Got Talent to perform at the Royal Variety Show," he recalled."And I thought I was really, really, really excited up until the moment just before."You're all standing on stage in this big semi-circle and she goes around. [The Queen's] greeting everyone and there's rules," he explained."You need to speak to her a certain way."I don't even know what I'm supposed to say - it's 'Ma'am' like 'Jam' instead of 'Ma'am' [like 'Marm']," he elaborated."You can't say [the latter] because you've not met her before - and I was a kid."I was like 'Oh my God, I'm gonna get it wrong and get rugby tackled by some kind of security' - but luckily it went all right."He added: "It was nerve-wracking for sure."Nowadays, Perri has admitted he faces an ongoing struggle to ensure people see the adult he's evolved into, and not the former image of the fearful 13-year-old greeting the Queen."I get it to this day, 'Oh my God, you're the little kid from Diversity' - until I turn up or someone sees me in person," he laughed."[Then] the person gets a little bit of shock.They'd be like 'Oh! That is not what I ordered.That is not what I had in mind!'"The dancer is adamant that he wouldn't change a thing, as he declared: "That's a huge part of my life...

Welcome to Metro.co.uk‘s The Big Questions, where we ask, well, the big questions (and the smaller ones too) and this week, we’re diving deep with singer Charli XCX.In a nutshell: what a week.The superstar, 29, released her song Baby, was announced on the Glastonbury 2022 lineup, and is performing on Saturday Night Live tonight. She also announced she was pulling out of an NFT festival called Afterparty, following intense criticism that saw her step back from Twitter (sort of – more on that below).The work doesn’t stop though and as she prepares to drop her fifth studio album, Crash, later this month, which will be, she promises us, ‘cool as f**k’ Charli – real name Charlotte Aitchison – spoke to us about the perils of social media, her new campaign alongside designer Charles Jeffrey for Samsung and how the pandemic turned her from a member of the ‘straight-through-crew’ to someone with more of a proclivity for ‘good drinks and chic disco music’.It’s called growth.

Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice has paid tribute to his former dancing partner Rose Ayling-Ellis in a beautiful social media post.The professional dancer gushed over the EastEnders star, as he praised Rose following her win at the Visionary Honours Awards, where she was given the International Person Of The Year award. Giovanni shared a photograph of Rose holding her trophy from the awards ceremony on Instagram, captioning the sweet snap: "Proud of you @rose.a.e," next to a red heart and rose emoji.The actress then thanked the professional dancer in her reply, saying: "Thank you @giovannipernice and huge congratulations for your opening last night."Rose Ayling-Ellis had earlier taken to social media to share the photograph of her holding the award, saying: "Had a wonderful evening yesterday at the Visionary Honours Awards, so lovely to meet such talented and creative people! "I am beyond flattered to have won the inspirational person of the year award."She added: "I always believe the most important people are the ones who we inspire.

cricket legend Shane Warne. The 52-year-old was found unresponsive in his villa on the island of Koh Samui, Thailand after suffering a 'massive heart attack' on Friday.He was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead following a series of unsuccessful efforts to revive him.Following an investigation, Thai police officially ruled out foul play on Saturday morning.Warne’s long-time manager and close friend James Erskine has opened up about the spin bowler's final moments, and told Fox Cricket that he had to break the harrowing news to Warne's family."I got a phone call at 10.37 last night from our guy in Melbourne, a guy named Andrew Neophitou who was actually with Shane in Thailand," Erskine said."They’d only arrived the night before.

In the episode, which aired on BBC on January 13, the star spoke of how he “collapsed on the floor dead” after a “massive bilateral pulmonary embolism".The star added that he was due to get married just nine days after his health woes struck him down.He had also just suffered a knee injury a few weeks earlier. Explaining why he thinks he suffered the experience, he said that it was because he hadn’t been moving around enough. Peter said: “It was without a doubt because I wasn’t moving for a long period of time."Ever since, I’ve done exactly the same as you.

In the episode, which aired on BBC on January 13, the star spoke of how he “collapsed on the floor dead” after a “massive bilateral pulmonary embolism".The star added that he was due to get married just nine days after his health woes struck him down.He had also just suffered a knee injury a few weeks earlier. Explaining why he thinks he suffered the experience, he said that it was because he hadn’t been moving around enough. Peter said: “It was without a doubt because I wasn’t moving for a long period of time."Ever since, I’ve done exactly the same as you.

Only Fools and Horses has been named Britain's favourite TV show ever, but even the biggest Del Boy fans might not know some of the events that happened on set.The hit BBC comedy sitcom ran from 1981 until 2003, and it followed bickering brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter on their quest to become millionaires in Peckham.It was just crowned the nation's favourite TV programme of all time in a public vote conducted with viewers of The One Show.However, the cast has also suffered sad news in the last year, following Boycie actor John Challis's passing and Mickey Pearce star Patrick Murray's cancer diagnosis.To celebrate the legendary sitcom, Daily Star has rounded up some incredible secrets from behind the scenes.Leading cockney-boy Del Boy has become one of the most famous characters in British television history - known for his cheeky money-scheming ways and catchphrases like 'Lovely jubbly'.Iconic actor David Jason did a stellar job of playing Del, but the character actually harks back to a real person who John knew.Describing the man, called Chicky Stocker, John said: "He was a working-class Londoner and a tough man but always dressed very neatly.“He wasn’t the sort of bloke you’d go out of your way to annoy but nevertheless he was very nice".The story, along with these other facts, was told in Steve Clark's book, Only Fools And Horses: The Official Inside Story.Although producer Ray wanted David Jason for his leading man role of Del, it looked like David wasn't going to play him at first.John, along with BBC show runners, wasn't sure he was the right fit for the role.In 1967, Jason had been offered the role of Corporal Jones in Dad's Army, which Clive Dunn had turned down.David was only 27 at the time, but he was

Good Morning Britain guest presenter Rob Rinder has opened up about the show's former host Piers Morgan, who left the popular ITV programme last year.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the Judge Rinder star, 43, spoke about joining the morning news show alongside Susanna Reid, as well as his role as brand ambassador for Fletchers Solicitors and Patient Claim Line.Alongside several other famous faces including Richard Madeley and Adil Ray, Rob joined the GMB panel in March 2021 following Piers' exit,However, when asked whether he had any worries about filling the former newspaper editor's shows, the barrister insisted that he didn't.Rob said: "Not really, I mean, lots of people have opinions on Piers, but people who actually know him will tell you," he said before cutting himself off.He continued: "The reason he continues to survive in this business that's full of sharks is because he's - there's a lovely Yiddish word - he's a Mensch."He's the type of friend and person that you absolutely want in your corner," Rob added.The term is defined as "a person of integrity and honour".The legal expert went on: "You will really struggle privately to find somebody who's got anything unkind to say about Piers, who really knows him."It says a great deal, actually, you know, he says it and calls it like he says it," he added.Speaking about his presenting responsibilities on GMB, Rob told how he had his own hosting style.He said: "I'm not consciously thinking about trying to be a Piers, I'm trying to sort of consciously determine how we can be our authentic selves with each other in our way."If I went on trying to be Piers, it wouldn't go well!" he exclaimed.Rob went on: "Or if he came on Judge Rinder trying to be me, you know, we

Phoebe Bridgers took on Billie Eilish’s ‘When The Party’s Over’ during the first episode of her new radio show, ‘Saddest Factory Radio‘ – check it out below.READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before”Eilish originally released ‘When The Party’s Over’ in 2018 as the second single to global phenomenon ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’ and Bridgers’ version stays true to the sparse, haunted track.Phoebe Bridgers’ ‘Saddest Factory Radio’ (named after the singer-songwriter’s label, Saddest Factory Records, which she launched last year) airs on SiriusFM.

Dominic Fike has shared the studio version of ‘Elliot’s Song’, which he performed in the season finale of Euphoria.Fike appeared in the new season of the HBO show as Rue and Jules’ “homie” and provided the musical accompaniment for its final scene.The new track, performed by Fike, was actually written by Labrinth and Muzhda Zemar-McKenzie, and features backing vocals from the show’s star, Zendaya.Check it out below.Speaking to Variety recently, Fike said working on the show “felt like a long music video”. He also explained that his character is a “homie” of Rue (played by Zendaya) and Jules’ (Hunter Schafer), and added the actors were “the nicest people ever”.The musician originally auditioned for a different part, but that character was written out of the show.

Jeremy Clarkson, 60, has declared he is "fed up" with Nicola Sturgeon,50, after he claimed she used her "thunderstorm of hindsight" to criticise Prime Minister Boris Johnson,56.The motor expert said that no matter what appears to happen, Nicola finds a way to see it as "Boris' fault".Jeremy questioned: "Is anyone else getting fed up with Nicola Sturgeon as she rides around on a thunderstorm of hindsight, criticising Boris Johnson for absolutely everything that's wrong with the world?"His complaint follows Nicola's condemnation of Boris' "absurd and ridiculous political comments" after the latter said that she could make people potentially quarantine if entering Scotland from other parts of the UK.At the Scottish Government's coronavirus

Jeremy Clarkson, 60, was spotted by eagle-eyed social media users in the comment section of a snap uploaded by Liz Hurley, 55, yesterday.The presenter left a single worded remark that expressed his shock at seeing the actress nearly exposed breasts on the app.In the snap, Liz can be seen lying in her garden while she smiles with her eyes closed.The Austin Powers actress is seen only to be wearing a pair of striped bikini bottoms and a sheer white robe.She captioned the sultry post: "Home, sweet home #countrylife."While many of her loyal fans gushed over the image, one surprising name that appeared in the replies was motor expert Jeremy.

Jeremy Clarkson is synonymous with Top Gear after hosting the BBC show from 2002 to 2015. More recently, Jeremy has taken to presenting the long-running classic game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

Jeremy Clarkson offered his help to a five-year-old boy named Harry, whose belongings had been stolen from his honesty shop in Worcestershire.He vowed to reimburse the youngster after learning his money and stock had been taken by thieves.Auctioneer Philip Serrell, 66, first shared a Twitter post about the young boy’s ordeal, which has since caught the attention of many celebrities.He wrote: “This is Harry - he is 5 and runs a little honesty shop near to my saleroom.“Someone has stolen his money and his stock.“They will probably be too ashamed to return either but if they get to read this I hope it costs them a few nights sleep.”

TOP GEAR fans have been left raging after popular Jeremy Clarkson episodes are mysteriously pulled from Netflix.  Petrol heads had been able to watch their favourite episodes featuring the former host but they appear to have been taken down from Netflix.  However, many car fanatics were left very upset when they realised some of the older episodes featuring the original hosts had been removed.  Fans of the show were outraged and flocked to Twitter to express their rage.  “Whyyy have you removed top gear off UK Netflix?” wrote one.   While another penned: “Where’s all of Top Gear gone???”   Some unlucky viewers were actually watching an episode when it was removed.  “Why was I halfway through the #TopGear special when it got removed.

Jeremy Clarkson, 60, has vowed to reimburse a five-year-old boy named Harry after learning his money and stock had been stolen by thieves.Auctioneer Philip Serrell, 66, first shared a Twitter post about the young boy’s ordeal, which has since caught the attention of many celebrities.He wrote: “This is Harry - he is 5 and runs a little honesty shop near to my saleroom.“Someone has stolen his money and his stock.“They will probably be too ashamed to return either but if they get to read this I hope it costs them a few nights sleep.”Piers Morgan: GMB host's announcement sparks huge reactionJeremy discovered the post on Twitter and swiftly offered his help.In view of his 7.1 million followers, he wrote: “I will make good all that was

Jeremy Clarkson buys a quarter of a million beesThe Grand Tour begs fans to chill out with welcomed update to Madagascar SpecialJeremy Clarkson teases The Grand Tour's 'next adventure' as he reunites with co-starsHarry reinvests his earnings – which range from between £10 and £15 a day to over £60 on his best day ever – into food for his chickens who lay the eggs as well as treating himself to magazines when he has money left over. It looks like the chickens won’t be missing out as Jeremy’s going to make sure the lost takings are covered for little Harry. Got a story? If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us  our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

Jeremy Clarkson, 60, has spoken out in his latest Sunday Times column on Prince Harry's recent comments that The Commonwealth "must face up to its past".The TV presenter opposed the royal's view that it has an "uncomfortable" history, as he labelled it a "well-meaning organisation".Jeremy wrote: "It's hard to see why Harry has got his knickers in a twist about a well-meaning organisation (The Commonwealth) that hasn't hurt so much as a fly in more than a hundred years.

TV STAR Jeremy Clarkson revealed yesterday he was attacked by 250,000 bees kept on his farm. The Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? host, 60, told the Sunday Times mag he was stung on the foot despite dressing like “Neil Armstrong”.

The Grand Tour host Jeremy Clarkson, 60, has said he had to go to one of his daughters for some much-needed guidance with a new project as he didn't "understand" what he had to do.The Top Gear star explained he received a one-on-one social media tutorial from his daughter.Jeremy, who has recently opened a new shop at his Diddly Squat Farm in Chipping Norton, revealed he needed some "help" to set up social media accounts for his new business.The TV star wrote about his situation in his latest column for The Sun: "I NEEDED this week to set up an online presence for my new farm shop and, like every other old person, I called my daughter who popped round to help."In a blizzard of activity, she went online, bought something called a domain name,

The Grand Tour host Jeremy Clarkson, 60, has addressed some “sad” news he has been thinking about this week after hearing that the Boeing 747 jumbo jet is going into retirement. Jeremy explained the aircraft is “up there” with his favourite machines “in the world” and revealed he will “miss it” when it’s gone.The presenter’s comments about the plane come after Boeing announced that it will end production of any 747s in the factory and won't be taking new orders amid the coronavirus crisis and due to it not being environmentally friendly. Addressing his disappointment over the decision, Jeremy wrote in his latest column for The Sun: “I still marvel at it.