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James May, 56, admitted after going on Top Gear Live Tour in 2015 that he, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond would often find themselves screaming at each other while out in public having a meal together.The motor expert explained the trio would make a “horrible racket” whilst among other diners after feeling “fired up” and “excitable” from hosting shows up and down the county.James said: “We used to make a horrible racket you know, when we used to go on our live tours, we used to go out and I used to think, ‘God.'“If you were in the restaurant we were in, you would want your money back because we were so excitable.“Because we had been doing a live show so we would be really fired up. “We would be blowing off because we did this live show

James May, 56, explained that his Top Gear colleague Jeremy Clarkson, 60, got into a heated argument with a BBC producer on set after facing “huge pressure” to keep viewers, with it being “the biggest factual entertainment show in history”.The motor expert claimed that something was always going to “boil over” as he compared the Top Gear presenters to rock and roll stars. Jeremy’s contract on Top Gear was not renewed after he punched producer Oisin Tymon following his anger over dinner arrangements.The columnist was said to be infuriated that he could not order a sirloin steak after a day of filming.He is said to have called Oisin a “lazy, Irish ***” when he confronted him at a hotel in North Yorkshire. James has now said of the row between

Paddy McGuinness, Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris will make their BBC One debut on Sunday as the new series of Top Gear begins.

The ex Top Gear host went on to share: "But in the end, I didn't really drive it very often and it's become old tech."It's become out of step with the spirit of the age and I just didn't love it anymore."James explained to his viewers: "I like looking at it, it's a fantastic looking thing and actually probably one of the prettiest Ferraris ever made, in my view."But that wasn't really enough.

James May, 57, explained why his gastropub The Royal Oak in Swallowcliffe will not be impacted by the latest 10pm curfew introduced this week by the government.The motor expert poked fun at the latest rulings by suggesting his countryside-based establishment wouldn’t be affected, as most of its punters are "in bed by 10”.James wrote to his 3.1 million Twitter followers: “The new 10 pm rule will not impact on #TheRoySwallowcliffe as it’s in the countryside. “Everyone’s in bed by then anyway, because it’s so dark.” James purchased "half" of The Royal Oak in Wiltshire just days ago and shared a jubilant post on the micro-blogging site.He typed: “I’ve just bought half a pub.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host Jeremy Clarkson, 60, who also fronts The Grand Tour alongside Richard Hammond, 50, and James May, 57, has said he is "baffled" over the COVID-19 regulations after he was warned that his hay bales outside his farm shop were in "breach" of the rules.The former Top Gear presenter addressed the situation in a new interview.It comes after Jeremy explained that he was "baffled" by the COVID-19 regulations in place.To explain his story, he shared the time he was playing a card game in a bar with "three old men" in the Basque region of Spain a few years back.Jeremy began: "Every now and again, for no reason that I could see, one of them would shout at me and then take some of my money."And that’s how I feel with

Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond, 50, has revealed he decided to abandon his Porsche 911 back in 2007 so he celebrate his daughter’s fourth birthday with her.

Top Gear hosts Freddie Flintoff, Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris have filmed the first episode of the new series in front of a live drive-in audience.

Jeremy Clarkson, 60, hit out at students who recently had their A-Level results re-marked after the government made a U-turn following an outcry, following results being published using a government algorithm.The motor expert said that people his “age” were “enraged” by the government’s decision to "crumble" and to give out straight As to pupils when his generation had no option but to accept the results they were given.Jeremy wrote in his column for The Times: “If you have a generation Z snowflake person living in your house, then you will know that it's possibly the most entitled and spoilt creature to walk on God's green earth. “Has it cleaned its room since lockdown began? Helped with the laundry? Paid its way? Not a chance.”He went on

The Grand Tour and Top Gear with Richard Hammond, 50, and Jeremy Clarkson, 60, has opened up about the times he was fired and admitted he fears it will happen to him again.

Jeremy Clarkson, 60, has criticised Rio Ferdinand, 41, after he was caught doing "85mph" on the A27 last year and subsequently banned from driving this week.The motor expert questioned whether the former Manchester United player was "blind" for failing to drive within the speed limit, not just once, but multiple times."Rio Ferdinand was banned from driving this week, having been caught doing 85mph on the A27 last year," he wrote in his column for The Sun."That doesn't sound like any good reason to take away someone's licence but a delve into the history books shows that Rio has form."He was busted for speeding in 2002, 2003, 2005, and in 2012 he was caught three times on the same stretch of road in Manchester."And he was done in 2017, 2018

The Grand Tour host Jeremy Clarkson, 60, was slammed on Twitter for tweeting about A-Levels last week, he has now opened up about the reasons why he expresses his views every year without fail.The ex Top Gear star discussed the messages he had in reply, which were "full of bitter, mealy-mouthed vitriol".Jeremy has initially uploaded in view of his 7.2 million followers: "A level results not great?"Don’t worry, I got a C and 2 Us and I’m currently building a large house with far reaching views of the Cotswolds."One fan claimed his post was "egotistical" while another added: "Oh can we not drop these annual 'I'm part of a small minority who performed badly in my A Levels, but I'm still obscenely rich' tweets?"Recalling his yearly decision to

Jeremy Clarkson has given a sad update after buying a 1,000-acre Oxfordshire farm.The Top Gear favourite said he had the postmortem results, in his latest column.The 60-year-old has said goodbye to Wayne Rooney, one of his Suffolk rams named after the Derby County footballer.The presenter suggested a minute's silence for the animal, as he revealed it had fathered 72 lambs.Jeremy bought Diddly Squat Farm, located near Chadlington in west Oxfordshire, back in 2009.Since then he has given regular updates on his efforts, after being told by an expert that it was "the s****iest land he’d ever seen".Writing in The Sun, Jeremy started: "If you are holding a sporting event this week and you need an excuse to have a minute's silence before the match

Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson, 60, and Richard Hammond, 50, from 2003 until 2015, has discussed what "annoyed" him the most during his time working with the BBC.The Grand Tour host described the annoying aspect as a "displacement activity".It comes after James joined Rachael Hogg on the FoodTribe YouTube Channel, for a new video to discuss whether tea or coffee is superior.After Rachael provided her argument for coffee, James proceeded to explain why he "hates" the drink so much.Recalling his time working for the broadcaster, the star divulged: "When I was at the BBC, the thing that would annoy me was you'd go there."So this is when I was at Top Gear, I did toy stories and things at the BBC."He continued: "You'd go to the BBC's White

James May, 57, opened up on his lifestyle overhaul as he sat down for a chat with Rachael Hogg on her FoodTribe YouTube Channel.The former Top Gear presenter credited his "other half" Sarah Frater for helping him advise healthy food and drink alternatives.He explained: "Sarah my other half has put me on a sort of, I don't know what it's called, it's a diet, it's a slimming diet."It's a be good to your bowels, be good to your stomach, bowels as in the medieval sense of everything that's inside you."James detailed how to help keep weight off he drinks his tea "black" though he usually prefers it made with leaves."So I drink it black, but usually my cup of tea would be made in a pot because it tastes better in a pot. "Made with loose leaves

Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson, 60, and James May, 57, in 2002, the presenter has revealed he was left feeling "quite sad" after his initial audition.The Grand Tour star went into detail about the interview process, recalling the time he met the bosses and Jeremy himself.Richard has opened up about what he was asked to do to audition for the BBC motoring programme in a new interview with DriveTribe.After the TV host was asked how he landed his presenting role 18 years ago, he divulged: "I met Jeremy and Richard Porter [writer and script editor for BBC's Top Gear] and Andy Wilman [former executive producer] and I had to do a piece with Jeremy and a piece to camera about a car."And I went home quite sad because I thought that show is

The Grand Tour star Richard Hammond, 50, has opened up about wanting to work alongside one of his favourite Top Gear companions for a "new show", as he said he, Jeremy Clarkson, 60, and James May, 57, discussed it together recently.The BBC favourite went into detail about his plans, and where it would be likely to "take him".Richard has opened up about the plans he has for one of his most beloved vehicles, his Opel Kadett, which he calls, Oliver.The presenter first fell in love with his Opel during the Top Gear special episode in Botswana.Now, in a new interview with Drive Tribe, Richard was asked whether he has any plans for Oliver in the near future, and he revealed: "I'm often asked if I have plans for Oliver."I mean, I still have him,

The Grand Tour and Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson, 60, and Richard Hammond, 50, has revealed why filming for his new cookery show, Our Man In Japan, will be postponed for a "long time" as he explained: "We can't go anywhere." The TV presenter opened up about his new venture with Amazon on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show yesterday.James joined Virgin Radio presenter Chris Evans for a chat to discuss what he and his co-star, Jeremy, have been getting up to during lockdown, after filming was put on hold for The Grand Tour.Chris began: "Jeremy, he's filming this farming documentary...," which he replied with: "Yes, but he's been doing that for ages."I suppose farming takes a whole year," he continued."I don't know very much about farming, I'll be

The Grand Tour and Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson, 60, and James May, 67, looked back on the time he and his family were "stopped" by another family at Heathrow airport.The BBC favourite revealed "they wouldn't have it" after his eldest daughter was approached in the airport lounge.In a new video with DriveTribe, Richard, who has been mistaken for Robert Downey Jr in the past, looked back on the time one fan approached his daughter to ask whether he was the American actor.The BBC presenter divulged: "We were stopped at Heathrow airport when I was travelling with my family and my eldest daughter was walking off to the loo, and she passed this family, and the mother said: 'Oh, oh, is he Robert Downey, Jr?'"And she said, 'No.' And she said,

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,

Coronation Street star Helen Worth has said filming on the ITV soap is to resume in a few weeks.