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Jeremy Clarkson admits he had to ditch co-host during 'frightening' Top Gear stunt

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Published 14:38 16 Sep 2024 GMT+1

Jeremy Clarkson admits he had to ditch co-host during 'frightening' Top Gear stunt

The co-host opened up about having to ditch his co-host

Michael Slavin

Michael Slavin

Jeremy Clarkson has admitted he had to ditch James May during their ‘frightening’ Top Gear stunt in Alabama.

The presenter has been opening up about his time as a member of the trio with James May and Richard Hammond following the end of The Grand Tour and their working relationship.

The final episode of The Grand Tour saw them head to Zimbabwe in three cars they’ve ‘always wanted’, and led to them finishing in Botswana, the sight of their first ever special.

The Grand Tour: One for the Road was the final outing for the three, and has been a huge success, topping Prime Video in the UK.

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This comes despite the release of Rings of Power season two, which has been beaten out by the car show’s last hurrah.

Speaking at a Q&A following the release of the special, Clarkson opened up about some of the shows most dangerous situations.

Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond's working relationship has come to an end after more than two decades (Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images)
Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond's working relationship has come to an end after more than two decades (Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

When the trio were the hosts of Top Gear, the two specials where they found themselves in the hottest waters were those in Alabama and Argentina.

The Argentina special, called Top Gear: Patagonia Special saw the production run out of the country during a journey across Chile and Argentina.

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This occurred due to an ‘offensive’ license plate which protestors believed referenced the Falklands war.

The license plate featured an 82 on it, which locals believed to be a mockery of the Falklands war, which took place in 1982.

Despite this though, Clarkson claimed that the Argentina incident was less frightening than the one in Alabama.

The Top Gear American special saw the trio driving pickup trucks through the heart of the deep south.

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At one stage in the special, they adorned their cars with slogans intended to purposely antagonise locals. This included pro-Hillary Clinton messaging, anti-NASCAR, and messages that were pro-homosexuality.

This eventually led to the trio being chased by men in pick-up trucks and told to leave town.

Clarkson said: "I was more frightened in Alabama than Argentina. In Argentina, we bravely flew away before the trouble started.

“The crew was there, and they had a really torrid time. Alabama was bad everybody ran there.

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“At one point, I found myself behind James May's Cadillac. Behind me was a pickup truck with good old boys with guns - I guess it was a kind of 'look after your mates' situation. I thought, ‘f**k that,’ and overtook James, leaving him to it.

“It was pretty scary.”

Featured Image Credit: BBC / Dave Bennet via Getty Images

Topics: Jeremy Clarkson, James May, Richard Hammond, The Grand Tour, Top Gear, TV and Film, TV

Michael Slavin
Michael Slavin

Michael Slavin is LADbible's dedicated specialist Film and TV writer. Following his completion of a Masters in International Journalism at Salford University, he began working for the Warrington Guardian as a reporter. Throughout this he did freelance work about Entertainment for publications such as DiscussingFilm, where he was the Film and TV editor. Now, he is LAD's go to voice on all things Netflix, True Crime, and UK TV, as well as interviewing huge global stars such as Jake Gyllenhaal, Daisy Ridley, and Ben Stiller.

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