Jeremy Clarkson defends Russell Brand after uproar over pub plans for recording studio

Jeremy Clarkson has paid an emotional tribute to the Queen in his latest column - but it wasn't without a savage swipe aimed at Meghan Markle. The Grand Tour star, 62, decided to honour the late monarch with his latest column and a poignant message on social media.He dubbed the Queen "our unchanging rock" in the lengthy column, where he admitted he'd struggled to sleep on the day the sad news broke that she'd passed.READ MORE:The Crown's Princess Diana star Emma Corrin dons daring high-cut bodysuit at premiereYou can leave your tributes to Queen Elizabeth II here.It comes after Queen Elizabeth II passed away "peacefully" aged 96 at her Balmoral estate on Thursday (September 8).

Jeremy Clarkson told the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire audience that they 'let down' a contestant, after they left the ITV show with nothing.The majority of the audience gave the wrong answer when contestant John used the Ask The Audience lifeline during Saturday night's episode (September 10).The contestant subsequently went home with nothing after answering question five incorrectly - losing out on the dream million pound prize.READ NEXT: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire fans slam 'millionaire' player who 'doesn't need money'John was left gutted after realising that he had chosen the wrong answer, and host Jeremy wasted no time in winding up the audience, as he told them they had "let him and themselves down." He said: "Oh that really is a rotten bit of luck.

WHO Wants To Be A Millionaire? viewers have accused the show of stitching up a contestant with an overly hard question that saw him leave with nothing. John McKenna, who won the programme's sister show Fastest Finger First to make it into the hot seat, was visibly annoyed when he became only the second player in host Jeremy Clarkson's tenure to go home empty-handed. He came unstuck on the £1,000 question: "Which of these is a thick omelette made with fried onion and potatoes, popular in Spain? A: Tortilla B: Churros C: Croquetas and D: Gazpacho." John was stumped, admitting he didn't know what Churros were.

Queen Elizabeth II died aged 96 surrounded by her loved ones at Balmoral on Thursday.The nation grew concerned for her health when Buckingham Palace announced she was under medical supervision on Thursday.Following her passing, Jeremy Clarkson penned a tribute on social media and also dedicated his latest column to her.The 62-year-old began by telling readers he had struggled to sleep on the day it was announced and went on to call the Queen "our unchanging rock".Reflecting on her 70 years on the throne, he went on to say: "What’s truly incredible is that she never really changed."It was pointed out this week that she never went out of fashion because she was never in it.Jane McDonald's weight loss after husband 'left me'"That is so true.

Jeremy Clarkson, 62, was grief-stricken at the passing of the Queen - and even more so when he discovered that some were using Twitter to openly celebrate the death of the Queen and share cruel remarks about the monarch. Enraged, he exclaimed: "One of the things I’ve noticed in these last few hours is that so very many people on Twitter are truly awful human beings."Referring to comments of those who were gloating about Her Majesty's tragic demise, the Top Gear and Clarkson's Farm star continued: "Twitter is a handy and constant reminder that socialists are disgusting people."There was a divided response from Jeremy's 7.8 million followers.@paul_hinchy hit back: "Socialists not caring for a dead person.Tories not caring for living ones.

Jeremy Clarkson, 62, retweeted ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson's passionate speech in tribute to the Queen and said he "agreed with it all". However, he was faced with the cynicism of some of his 7.8 million followers, whose comments included: "Doubt [the words] are actually his though."Top Gear star Jeremy found himself rushing to the defence of the former PM and insisting that the speech really did come from the heart - but clearly not everyone believed him.Jeremy's comments came as Boris insisted he was "choked with sadness".Boris's statement began: "This is our country's saddest day."In the hearts of everyone, there is an ache at the passing of our Queen - a deep and personal sense of loss."He added that it was "far more intense, perhaps, than we expected".Boris spoke sadly of the "bright and shining light that has finally gone out", commiserating that "millions" of people had paused for thought today when they heard of the traumatic event."She seemed so timeless and wonderful that I am afraid we had come to believe, like children, that she would just go on and on."Wave after wave of grief is rolling across the country from Balmoral - where our thoughts are with the Royal Family - and far beyond this country and throughout that great Commonwealth of Nations that she so cherished, and which cherished her in return," he continued.However, cynics quickly infiltrated Jeremy's post, claiming in the replies that the speech might not have been sincere."The words read out as his were amazing...

Jeremy Clarkson's body confident advocate daughter Emily has slammed Therese Coffey's fat-shaming trolls after the MP was announced as the new health minister.Following Liz Truss becoming the third ever female Prime Minister and forming a government with a reshuffled cabinet, Therese was appointed as the new health secretary.Since her appointment, a photograph emerged online of Therese enjoying a night out with a cigar and glass of champagne - which has led to questions being asked as to whether she is fit to take on her new role.READ NEXT: Jeremy Clarkson daughter's life - lingerie snaps, hunky fiancé and harrowing 'stalking'As well as this, she has also been shamed for being overweight - but Jeremy's daughter Emily, 28, thinks that people shouldn't be bringing her health up.Taking to Instagram to share a video, Emily spoke about Therese's new appointment."One of the first things she did was go on LBC Radio where it was instantly insinuated that maybe she should look to lose a few pounds, given that maybe her lifestyle made her ill-equipped to be health minister," she explained.Emily went on that the insinuation that she should lose weight came from a viral photograph of Therese where she can be seen smoking a cigar and drinking champagne.

MASKED Dancer fans are convinced they have unmasked the identity of Prawn Cocktail on the ITV dance competition. Many reckon the crazy character is a member of Atomic Kitten and a Masterchef winner after spotting two 'clues'.

The Grand Tour, which includes footage of co-star James May's crash. During filming for the upcoming special, titled A Scandi Flick, May was hospitalised after crashing into the wall of a naval base whilst travelling at 75mph, with tests revealing he suffered a broken rib. Though he said the crash looked "dramatic", May has since said he was "basically okay".

READ MORE: Russell Brand's wild love life - stunning supermodels, Spice Girl and Big Brother babes “She was a lovely dog, all full of spirit and joy and bounce (and farts and night-barking), me and Laura will miss her but carry the love we felt amidst that passing pain.”He continued: “Thanks for her lovely life Unknowable, Unquenchable Cosmic Force that makes all possible.”His fans and fellow celebrities rushed to support Russell, with Alan Carr writing: “Aww mate how awful. Sending you lots of love.”As Fearne Cotton followed up: “Sending you all the love.

Jeremy Clarkson, and right now, it’s the ‘utter uselessness of today’s youth’.The Grand Tour presenter is convinced that youngsters are the biggest threat to the UK right now – yes, even more so Russia’s war with Ukraine, Brexit, and the fast-approaching energy crisis.Jeremy couldn’t help but gripe at teenagers in his latest column, calling them out for ‘deciding what sex they’d like to be’ and for supposedly being the reason for the need for internet police.‘I know that every old person since the dawn of time has rolled their eyes in despair at the antics and attitudes of young people, but I genuinely believe that today’s teenagers are far more hopeless than anything humanity has ever produced before,’ he wrote for the Sunday Times.Referring to the fires, fighting, and looting at this year’s Reading festival, Jeremy continued: ‘No one’s ever said they couldn’t. Not their parents.

Jeremy Clarkson, 62, has insisted today’s “useless youth” pose “the biggest problem of them all”, despite worries about Russia’s war with Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s plans for Eastern Europe, plus Brexit, and the energy crisis facing Britons this winter.The former Top Gear presenter lashed out at the younger generation in his latest column, claiming “today’s teenagers are far more hopeless than anything humanity has ever produced before”.Jeremy fumed at young people for being intolerant to certain food groups, “deciding what sex they’d like to be”, and for perpetuating cancel culture. The opinionated TV personality went on to suggest that the coronavirus pandemic has made the behaviour of the youth even worse.Jeremy explained his point in The Sunday Times, adding the pandemic: “Taught them they could get an A* in all their A-levels without doing any revision. “And that you don’t need A-levels anyway because the government will use its magic money to pay your wages and your restaurant bills, even when you’re not doing a job.”It comes as this year’s A-level students’ results have taken a hit after grades were teacher-assessed during the pandemic, in the absence of exams.The results have also sparked concern amongst school leaders that disadvantaged pupils have been impacted most severely from the lockdowns and poor access to IT while working from home.Despite these widespread fears about inequality, Jeremy concluded: “I fear this lot are so shot through with arrogance and entitlement, and so clueless about how the world works, they’re going to be hopeless for life.“Which is a worry, because when we are old, they’ll be the ones in charge.  “Which means we’ll be going to bed every night in our looted houses, with some warm

Jeremy Clarkson has called himself "an a***" during his latest stint presenting Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?The former Top Gear presenter, 62, returned to screens for Saturday (September 3) night's instalment of the iconic quiz show and welcomed Helen into the studio who had just landed successfully on £64,000.With no lifelines left, but her safety net on 64K, Helen had a free shot at £125,000 and was eager to find out what questions she had to tackle.Series host Jeremy asked the question: "The ruins of which of these ancient cities are the most northerly?"The four multiple choice options were: “Babylon”, “Angkor”, “Chichen Itza”, and Petra”.After Helen revealed that she studied the Middle East at University, she decided to "go with her gut" and chose Babylon.As she locked in her final answer, Jeremy said: "Now I was sitting here thinking which of those were the two most southerly ones because they're further south then Iraq."After admitting that was all "a waste of time" because Helen got the correct answer, Jeremy admitted he was trying to work out where these places are located.He continued: "Babylon is 32.5 degrees North. Petra is 30.3 degrees North.

Jeremy Clarkson whilst shooting the new series of The Grand Tour.Richard, Jeremy and their Top Gear pal James May have just finished filming the fifth series of The Grand Tour - A Scandi Flick - which hits Prime Video on 16th September.This time, the car-loving trio pakced their winter coats as they took on the icy regions of Scandinavia, from the coast of Norway to the border of Russia.READ MORE: Jeremy Clarkson admits he 'accidentally bought pub' as he enjoys 'variety in life'However, Richard admitted the feuds between the gang "ramped up" this time, and that he got embroiled in "all-out war" with Clarkson.Apparently, tensions rose between the two after James May suffered his horror crash, which saw him hit a wall in a tunnel at 75mph and hospitalised.When asked Richard if the trio clashed during filming, Richard had plenty to say.Hammond said: "Oh god, it's endless! I mean we did get a bit bickery about navigation, because when you can't see and wake up and discover you're not where you thought you were, that warrants an argument."Also, the arguing and rivalry has ramped up a little bit because James had temporarily incapacitated himself due to rank stupidity, and forgetting where the brake pedal is.

Jeremy Clarkson has broken his silence on James May's "massive accident" earlier in the year.The Grand Tour hosts were filming for their Prime Video series in Norway when the accident occured, after James crashed into a wall at 75mph whilst driving on a naval base.The Clarkson's Farm star branded his co-star's crash a "massive accident".He went on to compare it with a crash Richard Hammond was in over a decade ago, which saw him in a two-week coma.Jeremy said: "You know when Hammond has an accident, he keeps going after the accident has begun."And this is what peple need to remember with accidents - you can roll down a road upside down and on fire for as long as you like, and it’s very unlikely you’ll get hurt."He added that it's more likely to be hurt when the vehicle comes to a "sudden stop", adding that it was the case with his co-star James.Jeremy continued: "Richard, when he went upside down, didn’t come to a sudden stop.That’s why he’s still here today.""I was standing right next to him when he crashed."I mean, 10 feet away. And I couldn’t believe how fast he was going," he added to the Evening Standard.Ricard Hammond also spoke about the crash, saying: "[James May's] taken the only thing I had left, which was crashing."It was a hell of an impact.

Jeremy Clarkson's hit farming show, Clarkson's Farm. Richard and Top Gear pal Jeremy have filmed motor shows together for years, and they've just wrapped the fifth series of The Grand Tour - A Scandi Flick - which hits Prime Video on 16th September.The post-pandemic road-trip sees Richard, Jeremy and James May embark on another wild tour, but this time they're tackling the icy corners of Scandinavia, from the coast of Norway to the border of Russia.READ MORE: Jeremy Clarkson's wild life - Piers Morgan bust-up to affair which broke his heartHowever, Richard revealed his brutally-honest thoughts about Jeremy and Clarkson's Farm during an exclusive chat with Daily Star and other press.When asked if Hammond if he would be tuning in to the second series of Clarkson's Farm, and if Jeremy has changed after getting stuck into his Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire, Hammond told Daily Star: "Of course I'll tune in.

JEREMY CLARKSON has teased a contestant's dramatic £124k loss as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? returns this Saturday. A new series of the much-loved quiz show is back on our screens this week - with returning host Jeremy Clarkson. The host has teased that viewers will witness the most costly final answer in the show’s history as a contestant loses £124,000.

Jeremy Clarkson has admitted that he "accidentally" bought a pub.The 62-year-old Top Gear legend made his name on TV but has branched out into farming in recent years.And, explaining that he is a fan of "variety", it seems being a pub-owner is one of his next ventures.READ MORE: Jeremy Clarkson left red-faced as he shares embarrassing farming blunder with sheepAsked if he now prefers farming, the presenter told the Daily Star and other press: "No, no, I like variety!"I was doing cows at six this morning and now I'm here, so it's lovely to have variety for the day."He went on: "And apparently I've accidentally bought a pub I've got to go look at in a minute because I've bought a brewery."Anyway it's nice to have lots of different things to do in the day, so I do enjoy that." Jeremy is well known for motoring show Top Gear but now stars on The Grand Tour.A few years ago he branched out when he decided to try working the land, having bought Diddly Squat Farm in 2008.His efforts to master farming have been documented in the series Clarkson's Farm, which has gone down a storm with viewers.But the star's agriculture mission hasn't been without a few bumps in the road.Speaking on Jonathan Ross's show last year, Jeremy shared that he narrowly avoided a serious injury in one incident.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.He said: "I got this thing called a telehandler, it's like a JCB thing. I thought, 'I will just use its front to push the post in.' I actually got Kaleb [farmer Kaleb Cooper] to go in and it got halfway into the ground and the fence was leaning on it and it flicked back."How it didn’t take my leg off...

Jeremy Clarkson struggled to recall comedian Eddie Izzard's pronouns yesterday at the ITV Autumn Entertainment Launch in London.The Clarkson's Farm star, 62, made the gaffe while discussing the news series of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? which the activist appears on.Eddie previously told how she identifies as she/ her.But in a new interview, the motoring expert revealed he wasn't sure about the comedian's pronouns.Jeremy candidly admitted he didn't know who many of the famous faces were on the celebrity version of the quiz show, which he hosts.Speaking about having the comedian on, he said: "Eddie Izzard obviously is very bright so he was fun."Realising his error, he added: "She, them, it."I don't know what you say! She? She?" he said to MailOnline.After he was corrected with "they", Jeremy added he had "forgotten" the pronoun and went on to praise the comedian for her time in the hot seat.Jeremy also addressed hosting the celebrity version of the ITV show, admitting he preferred the regular version.He revealed: "Honestly I much prefer doing the ordinary one."With the celebrity one, I don't have a f*****g clue who half the people are," he continued, before adding he has to research them before filming.Eddie changed her pronouns to she/her after appearing on Sky Arts in 2020.Speaking about the time, Eddie recently said: "Some young artists painting me, they ask me, like a coffee thing, they said, she/her or he/him?"I was wearing a dress and I’m based as a trans woman now, so she/her, I’ll have a latte – it was that kind of lack of stress."While receiving an honorary degree from Swansea University, the comedian also asked to be called "she".In September last year she said: "'When I'm in girl mode I am happy to be known