Jeremy Clarkson ‘filled with despair’ over ‘utterly soul-destroying’ fact
Jeremy Clarkson has said he is “filled with despair” over an “utterly soul-destroying” fact.
The former Top Gear and Grand Tour presenter has lived in Oxfordshire for several years, owning Diddly Squat Farm in Chadlington.
He added to this a couple of years ago with the £1,000,000 purchase of The Windmill pub in Asthall, which he renamed The Farmer’s Dog.
Having renovated the spot, Mr Clarkson opened it up to the public in August of 2024, and it has been a hit, regularly attracting large numbers of customers.
The TV star is also set to appear at The Great British Farm Fest at NAEC Stoneleigh in Warwickshire later this month from Friday, May 22, to Sunday, May 24.
Speaking to the media ahead of the new event, which has been dubbed the UK’s “biggest country fair and music festival”, Mr Clarkson made some raw points on the farming industry.
“I’m in an extremely fortunate position with other income streams, so I’m probably not the best person to answer that,” he said.
“I can’t even begin to imagine how awful it must be for farmers who don’t host Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, which is most farmers.
“But, you know, it must just be utterly, utterly soul-destroying with what’s going on now- absolutely soul-destroying.
“I mean, it hurts me enough when you lose money, which we managed to do last year, and you just think, ‘Christ, we put a lot of work into that and have lost money’.
“It fills me with despair.”
Mr Clarkson returns to screens next month (Wednesday, June 3) with the fifth series of Clarkson’s Farm on Prime Video.
