Jeremy Clarkson has attacked his former Top Gear co-host James May, insisting he knows nothing about farming.
The 62-year-old TV presenter, who appears on The Grand Tour with James, 60, has his own farm in Oxfordshire called Diddly Squat on which his television show Clarkson’s Farm is based.
In 2021, James branded farming a “big garden job” after being asked if he would join Jeremy on his farm to help out.
And it seems Jeremy was rubbed the wrong way when James recently took to Twitter to poke fun at farm produce.
He wrote: “Is all that sourdough and spelled b**lox over yet? I like a piece of bread,” to which Jeremy spat back, “Oh fuck off.”
Unimpressed: Jeremy Clarkson, 62, has attacked his former Top Gear co-host James May, 60, insisting he knows nothing about farming
Words of courage: In 2021, James branded farming a ‘big garden job’ after being asked if he would join Jeremy on his farm to help out
Staggered: It seems Jeremy was rubbed the wrong way when James recently took to Twitter to poke fun at farm produce
After some of her followers branded Jeremy “harsh” for his reaction, the network doubled down.
He tweeted: “James is not a man who understands this. He likes spam.’
Jeremy added to another person: “James is no match for the problems of farming.”
When another social media user told Jeremy he wasn’t “very nice,” the screen star replied, “He called farming ‘big gardening.’ He is not a man we can trust in this matter.”
When asked in 2021 if he would appear in an episode of the Amazon Prime Video series Clarkson’s Farm, James said: “I don’t want to farm myself because I think farming is just big gardening, and gardening is one of those Things I don’t do at home.’
It comes after Jeremy confirmed there will be a third season of Clarkson’s Farm.
The show returned for a second series on Amazon Prime Video earlier this month, but the future of the program has been the subject of speculation after Jeremy wrote in a newspaper column that he “hated” Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.
But after a fan tweeted Jeremy to say they “loved” the second series and “can’t wait for a second season, if there is one,” he replied, “There is one.”
Staying strong: After some of her supporters branded Jeremy ‘harsh’ for his reaction, the broadcaster doubled down
Last month, Jeremy revealed he had emailed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to apologize for his controversial column.
He sparked outrage in December when he wrote on his page for The Sun newspaper that he was “dreaming of the day” when Meghan would be forced to “parade the streets naked” while the crowd threw excrement and the Duchess “disgrace” cried his own daughter Emily among his critics.
Jeremy previously said he was “appalled to have caused so much damage” and vowed to be more careful going forward, asking The Sun to remove the column – the most-complained one ever – from their site.
But in January he issued a fuller apology and revealed he had contacted the royal couple directly.
He wrote on Instagram: “I usually read what I’ve written to someone else before submitting it, but I was home alone on that fateful day and was in a hurry. When I was done, I just hit send. And then, when the column showed up the next day, the land mine exploded.
Honest: When asked about appearing on Clarkson’s Farm in 2021, James said, “I don’t want to farm myself because I think farming is just big gardening” (Jeremy pictured at his farm).
Back Again: It comes after Jeremy confirmed there will be a third season of Clarkson’s Farm after it returned to Amazon Prime Video for a second season this month
Controversial: The future of the program had been speculated after Jeremy wrote in a newspaper column that he “hated” Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.
“So I wrote everyone who works with me how sorry I am and then on Christmas morning I emailed Harry and Meghan in California to apologize to them as well.
“I said I was taken aback by what they said on TV but that the language I used in my column was disgraceful and that I was deeply sorry.
“In the last 30 years I’ve written almost 5,000 newspaper and magazine columns, so it was inevitable that one day I would do a Harry Kane and Skype one of those damn things. That’s what happened with the piece about Meghan.’
Jeremy admitted he “got sick” when he first read his column and believes he’s made things worse for himself by not giving context to his remarks, which reference a scene from Game of Thrones had.
Making amends: Jeremy apologized after publishing his column and revealed he had contacted the royal couple directly (Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pictured in October 2019)