Jeremy Clarkson refuses to hug or kiss Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? contestants even if they win the jackpot - in case they accidentally end up snogging.
The telly host said he does not like hugging men or women in any circumstances because it is "too intimate" and his "genitals are perilously close to theirs".And he finds greetings kisses a "nightmare" because he often ends up puckering up to the wrong bit of someone’s face.Consequently Jeremy, 62, warns all guests on his big money quiz show in advance he will not engage in any embrace or smooch even if they win its £1million top prize.Instead the star, who also presents The Grand Tour and Clarkson’s Farm, extends the offer of a handshake.He is campaigning for the return of the "simple, painless and free" greeting which was wiped out by Covid in case it spread the virus."I don’t really like hugging other men,’" he said."There’s always a sense that my genitals are perilously close to theirs, and I really, really don’t like it when they move in for a kiss, which sometimes happens as well."I don’t even like hugging women especially."It’s too intimate and there’s always a danger that they’re going to report you to the police.
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