Big Brother star rips into Jeremy Clarkson's 'dry beef' as video of him slating pub goes viral

Big Brother star Henry Southan has shared his beef with Jeremy Clarkson's popular pub in a now-viral video documenting his visit.

The 26-year-old food critic, who starred on the 20th series of the reality show in 2023, stopped by The Farmer's Dog last Sunday (15 June) to celebrate Father's Day with his old man.

Many locals apparently had the same idea, so when Henry arrived, the car park was bursting at the seams, and he explained that he had to leave his vehicle in an overflow area instead.

With a fair dose of exaggeration, the reality TV alum compared the crowds to those at Glastonbury when narrating the situation to his more than 183,000 followers on TikTok.

While making his way through the mob of customers, Henry explained that he was struggling to comprehend how the swarms of punters were going to fit inside the pub featured on Clarkson's Farm.

In a video detailing his experience at The Farmer's Dog, Henry said: "Guys, I've just got to Jeremy Clarkson's pub, The Farmer's Dog.

"I've got a reservation for lunch for my dad for Father's Day...it's like arriving at Glastonbury. This is the overflow car park. I'm in a field far away from the pub, and now I've got to trek to the pub, even with a reservation.

"It's absolutely wild. I feel like I've arrived at a music festival. There's just so many people...where are they all going to go? The pub can't be that big, surely. I'm very confused."

Last year, Clarkson struck a deal with a nearby farmer who owns a 34-acre field opposite his boozer, allowing hundreds of cars to park there when the main car park is full.

Although this is just across the road from The Farmer's Dog, Henry said he was slightly concerned that the 'trek' to the front doors would make him late for his reservation.

He went on: "I'll tell you what, this better be the best roast I've ever eaten to justify the pain and the rigmarole that's gone into parking and everything. Sorry, I'm being a proper moaner right now - but it's just crazy!"

The former Big Brother contestant was then further baffled as he spotted a 'massive queue' emerging from the pub.

Henry asked: "Do I have to queue in that if I have a reservation that's now, in five minutes? I'm so confused."

Thankfully, he eventually made it inside without issue before ordering the roast dinner he had been dreaming of, which sets customers who want both roast beef and pork on their plates back £26.

Unfortunately for Henry, who hails from the Cotswolds, his meal didn't live up to his expectations - as he reckoned the meat on his plate was 'really dry'.

"You were right about the beef, it's really dry," he told one of his fellow diners who was out of the view of the camera. "Let's try the pork...pork is also really dry," he then added while giggling.

Henry then filmed himself stabbing one of his roast spuds with his knife, apparently trying to demonstrate the lack of crispiness, before another interesting element of his dining experience distracted him.

Much to his surprise, the Eastenders theme tune was being played on the piano in The Farmer's Dog. Given all of this, it makes sense that Henry captioned his review: "Jeremy Clarkson's pub was...interesting."

However, social media users were left divided after hearing Henry's assessment of Clarkson's establishment - as although some agreed with his critique, others couldn't get their heads around some of his complaints.

One person said: "Sir...he opened a rural pub that serves British farm food, not a fancy restaurant for the rich."

Another wrote: "I'll stick to Toby Carvery," while a third added: "It's a weird vibe in there. Food is mid."

A fourth laughed: "I fear the people commenting don't understand the fine British art of complaining."

And a fifth chimed in, saying: "You booked on Father's Day, did you expect it would be dead? Did you expect the foot to be like it would be if it wasn't overbooked? Work in hospitality for a bit, and they you'd actually be in the real world."

Others suggested Henry would have been better off 'waiting until the hype dies down', and some couldn't help but find it comical how he had dramatised the walk from the car to The Farmer's Dog.

In response to someone calling him a 'male Karen', Henry made another video going into more detail, where he said he was instructed to go to the overflow car park as the pub's car park is 'reserved for people with blue badges'.

When it came to his food critiques, he gave props to the burger van outside Diddly Squat, which he said was 'really good'; however, the pub's food was 'terrible'.

He added that the potatoes were 'soggy' and the meat was so dry 'you needed to drowned it in gravy'.

Henry did have some praise, though - mainly Clarkson's work on raising awareness about farming and showing where people's food comes from. However, on a 'hospitality level', he said it is 'not a nice experience'.