Jeremy Clarkson ‘finally owns up’ after fearing he’d be ‘ostracised’ for revealing secret
Jeremy Clarkson ‘finally owns up’ after fearing he’d be ‘ostracised’ for revealing secret
Clarkson’s Farm star Jeremy Clarkson has finally opened up about his secret pastime after fearing he’d be ‘ostracised’ by friends and ‘cancelled’ by his bosses over it
Jeremy Clarkson said he spotted a great grey shrike on his farm last year(Image: Getty)
Jeremy Clarkson has revealed a confession he’d previously “never dared speak about in public” amid fears of being “cancelled” by his employers and rejected by his social circle.
The ‘Clarkson’s Farm‘ presenter acknowledged he felt emboldened to share his secret after discovering recent research suggesting his cherished hobby is far more “cool” than he’d originally thought.
Writing in his latest column for The Sun, the 66-year-old television personality said: “I also have a hobby. And it’s one I’ve never dared speak about in public. Because if I did, I’ve always assumed I’d be ostracised by my friends and cancelled by my bosses.”
He continued: “But this week, I found out that this hobby is not just the preserve of sad old men who like a bit of ‘me time’ in the undergrowth. New research has found that there are 750,000 people aged between 16 and 29 who do it too.”
Jeremy Clarkson has admitted he enjoys bird-watching(Image: Getty)
Adding: “And some of them are girls. Which means it’s not just common. It’s cool. And that in turn means I can finally own up. My name is Jeremy Clarkson and I’m a bird-watcher.”
Before publicly identifying himself as a “keen twitcher”, Jeremy disclosed that he felt unable to share his enthusiasm for observing birds with others, even following the sighting of a great grey shrike at Diddly Squat Farm.
The RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) notes that great grey shrikes arrive in Britain in limited numbers during autumn months, remaining throughout winter.
According to the conservation charity: “They are very territorial so you’re unlikely to see more than one at once.”
The former Top Gear presenter admitted that discovering the bird on his land was “cooler” than anything he’d previously encountered, though he initially kept quiet about it, worried people might think “I’d taken one of James May’s special ‘bore’ pills”.
Jeremy Clarkson made a confession about his controversial hobby(Image: Getty)
Happily, Jeremy has discovered a like-minded individual at his Farm Shop – a young man who works part-time while studying ornithology at university.
Now reassured that the pastime is socially acceptable, Jeremy disclosed plans to discuss their mutual enthusiasm for birds with his colleague, including a recent observation of a corn bunting.
While celebrating avian sightings on his property, the television personality has endured some difficult moments at Diddly Squat of late, with one of his lambs falling victim to crows last week.
Taking to Instagram, Jeremy posted a photograph of the small lamb, captured before the distressing incident, writing: “Today, this lamb was killed by crows. The reality of farming,” leaving his followers heartbroken.
