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The Grand Tour presenter Richard Hammond, 51, recalled first crossing paths with James May, 58, and Jeremy Clarkson, 60, when he hosted them at events. Ahead of his big break on Top Gear, the former worked in PR for Renault.The father-of-two began by joking he was the “last one standing” at events during his role as a publicist, before he was screen tested for a job on Top Gear.On meeting his co-stars for the first time, he said of James: “I’ll be honest I used to make a beeline for him.

Top Gear presenter revealed that the crash taught him an important lesson.In the An Hour With podcast, broadcaster Andy Jaye quizzed the car expert on his new Amazon Prime television show, The Great Escapists, as well as his 2017 accident.Talking about the smash which saw his Rimac Concept One supercar go up in flames, Richard admitted it was a complete accident."I didn't do it on purpose and I'm not going to do it again."He continued: "Although, weirdly, we hadn't long been having a conversation [that] it was going that way anyway, maybe it accelerated it."Richard revealed that he crashed shortly after a conversation with his co-hosts Jeremy Clarkson and James May, where they discussed "making a bit of noise" on their show."But we had been

JEREMY Clarkson went on an off-script rant about his The Grand Tour castmates Richard Hammond and James May in tonight's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?. The 60-year-old star appeared to catch himself off-guard as he made hilarious jibes about his famous pals "showing off" by using the phonetic alphabet on the ITV show.

JEREMY Clarkson went on an off-script rant about his The Grand Tour castmates Richard Hammond and James May in tonight's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?. The 60-year-old star appeared to catch himself off-guard as he made hilarious jibes about his famous pals "showing off" by using the phonetic alphabet on the ITV show.

Top Gear.Richard spoke on DriveTribe’s YouTube channel after being reunited with Oliver.Glancing over the vintage car, the motoring expert shared: “Under the shine, it is not actually in the best shape.“I did restore it a few years ago, I got over-excited and rushed it. “Then I lent it to a friend for a wedding and there was an incident,” he added.“I shan’t go into details but suffice to say that on the big day, he decided to reverse Oliver with the door open.“The lawful impediment to that was a tree, so under the surface, there was much damage to be repaired.”Now Richard faces a “big dilemma” over whether to restore the car to its original glory or create a “custom cruiser” to enjoy.The 1963 Opel Kadett was the car that Richard

Richard Hammond thinks manners and greeting will be rewritten following the easing of Covid lockdowns.

The Grand Tour host Richard Hammond, 51, said he had to sell his motorcycle after his credit card was declined as it had reached its full amount.

Richard Hammond has revealed that he was once 'so broke' that he had to sell his motorbike in order to pay for toilet roll.

RICHARD Hammond made a VERY crude joke about Jeremy Clarkson in hilarious bloopers from The Great Escapists. The Grand Tour co-host has joined forces with Mythbusters Tory Belleci for a new survival series on Amazon Prime Video.

Top Gear legend Richard Hammond has told Good Morning Britain viewers how he and his TV crew were left fearing the worst after a shark circled him while filming his new TV series. Richard, 51, was shooting Amazon Prime's The Great Escapists on a deserted island last year when the terrifying moment took place.

Richard Hammond, 50, surprised his wife Mindy Hammond with an original still from Pixar animated film Monsters Inc, as a “very sweet” Christmas gift last month. The motoring expert purchased the line drawing after she got him a “beautiful” set of motorcycle tools, which made him a "happy" man.Richard and Mindy have been married since 2002, but they still know how to make each other smile by spoiling each other with thoughtful gifts.The Grand Tour host shared: “My wife Mindy bought me a beautiful set [of motorcycle tools] for Christmas. “They’re just epic, in a lovely case.She knows how to make a boy happy. “In return, I got her an original still from Monsters Inc.

The Grand Tour star Richard Hammond, 51, has teamed up with Mythbusters presenter Tory Belleci, 50, for their new Amazon show titled The Great Escapists.

Richard Hammond has told how he killed and ate his family's pet chicken.

The Grand Tour star Richard Hammond told fans that music had always been “very important” to him, so much so, that he was “heartbroken” when his favourite singer JJ Cale died.The American guitarist and songwriter, who was best known for tracks Crazy Mama, After Midnight and Call Me The Breeze, died following a heart attack in 2013, at the age of 74.In a new interview, Richard spoke about the singer’s death and his love of “folksy” music.He made his comments to this week's Radio Times magazine, ahead of the release of his new Amazon show The Great Escapists.The 51-year-old presenter, who is usually seen on TV with Jeremy Clarkson and James May, will appear in a new programme on the streaming service without his co-stars.Stranded on a desert

Richard Hammond thought he was going to die when he came face to face with a shark “the size of a school bus” whilst filming ‘The Great Escapists’. The 51-year-old television presenter has recalled fearing for his life during a scary experience whilst filming his new series, in which he was left stranded on a desert island with ‘Mythbusters’ star Tory Belleci, where they were tasked with building something to get themselves off the island.

Another day, another near-death experience for accident-prone Richard Hammond, who feared he would become fish food during a terrifying encounter with a shark “the size of a school bus” while filming his new series.

Stacey Solomon apologises as exhausted star addresses family struggles[LATEST]Richard Hammond talks wife's ultimatum 'Three strikes and you're out'[ADMISSION]Jeremy Clarkson baffled after 'scary' Covid-19 'abandons China'[COLUMN]A post shared by James Martin (@jamesmartinchef)Meanwhile, James recently took a trip down memory lane as the presenter shared a heartwarming throwback snap from his childhood.The TV chef took to Instagram with some very rare personal photos, taken when the presenter and his sister Charlotte were just children.The first photo showed the siblings sweetly holding each other's hands, while the second is of James on his own, standing in the garden.In view of his 543,000 followers, he captioned: "Stripes never did suit

WITH The Grand Tour being shown across the world, Richard Hammond is a global car star. But when he finishes filming the motoring show in far-flung countries and returns to his wife and children, the 51-year-old petrolhead knows his place.

Richard Hammond says new co-star Tory Belleci ‘upstaged him’[LATEST]Jeremy Clarkson baffled after 'scary' Covid-19 'abandons China'[COLUMN]Dan Walker addresses heavy workload amid BBC Breakfast 3.00am call[TWITTER]The TV personality shared an emotional message as she shared the sleigh belonged to her boyfriend Joe."My heart," Stacey captioned the post."This sleigh is Joe's childhood sleigh from when he was 7.

Kelly Reilly age: How old is Yellowstone Beth Dutton star Kelly Reilly“And, we didn’t party and be silly as we were up early the next day, so we were sensible.”Viewers will see the pair attempting various challenges with their survival skills including building a car out of wood with their bare hands and making glass to build a lighthouse in an attempt to attract passing ships.On working with his co-star, the presenter said he realised the pair were “so similar, it’s ridiculous”.He elaborated: “He works in a similar way to me."I absolutely love working with the guy, it’s the easiest thing.“From the first moment when we shot the first scene it was an instant connection on set.“We’d go through a scene a few times as there are marks to hit and

Richard Hammond took over an island for his latest TV show.Producers splashed the cash to film the Grand Tour star’s science series The Great Escapists off the coast of Panama in central America.That meant everyone was under pressure to deliver a top-notch show.Richard, 51, told the Daily Star Sunday: “It was just us on the island. It was our world for the duration.“It was great having it all to ourselves because we knew no-one would go past in a jet ski and ruin filming.