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Richard Hammond feels 'bad' over treatment of James May on Top Gear as trio ‘end partnership’ after 21 years

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Published 15:23 4 Aug 2024 GMT+1

Richard Hammond feels 'bad' over treatment of James May on Top Gear as trio ‘end partnership’ after 21 years

There's one particular prank at James May's expense on the Top Gear set that Richard Hammond really regrets

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

Richard Hammond said he feels ‘bad’ over the treatment of James May as their famous trio with Jeremy Clarkson comes to an ‘end’ after 21 years.

The three stars of course are best known for presenting Top Gear before moving over to The Grand Tour.

And with one last episode of the Prime Video motoring show set to come to our screens, it’s been reported that Clarkson, Hammond and May have dissolved their production company.

They’ve been working together on their series The Grand Tour since 2016, having presented Top Gear together since 2003.

However, MailOnline reports they dissolved their production company with producer Andy Wilman, W Chump and Sons on 11 June.

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The group’s application was made to Companies House, the official governmental body that approves startups and new business ventures as well as the dissolution of companies.

So, with the production company gone, it means that this last Grand Tour episode could be the final time we see the trio together on our screens.

And May previously told UNILAD he thinks they ‘should let it lie’ as a trio but there could be the odd little reunion in future.

The Grand Tour is coming to an end. (Prime Video)
The Grand Tour is coming to an end. (Prime Video)

Either way, whether you love them or hate them, most of us have grown up seeing the three blokes on telly, doing wild challenges, chatting about cars, and often taking the p**s out of each other.

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Well, let’s be honest, May did sometimes seem to be at the receiving end of many of the jokes made by the other two.

During a previous episode of the Who We Are Now podcast, Hammond chatted to anxiety expert Josh Fletcher about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

He admitted that while working together, he’d make light of OCD at May’s expense.

The NHS describes the mental health condition as when a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours.

Hammond feels bad about it all. (David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)
Hammond feels bad about it all. (David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

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“We used to... and I'm feeling bad about it talking to you now, Josh, because I'm thinking, 'Wait a minute - we were part of that' - making light of what is, for some people, a really, really serious condition. We used to hit James with it all the time,” Hammond admitted.

Hammond and Clarkson used to call May 'Mr OCD' on Top Gear, though May has never said if he's been diagnosed with the condition.

The star went on to recall an off-set prank he played on his co-host.

“If you stand next to James and this watch that I'm wearing has a bezel on it; you know, a bit around the edge. And if I put it so it doesn't line up straight, and he and I used to sit (we had a lot of time to sit in cars being bored),” he said.

“And I deliberately set it like that. The only thing is I've set it out of kilter now, and it's slightly annoying me, but I can then straighten it up and I'm happy, so that isn't OCD, is it, because it hasn't triggered any...? I'm not left unhappy."

Featured Image Credit: Faith Moran/GC Images/Getty Images/Mike Marsland/WireImage/Getty Images

Topics: The Grand Tour, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, Top Gear, Celebrity

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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