The Clarkson’s Farm star has ‘finally owned up’
17:58, 02 May 2026Updated 18:05, 02 May 2026
Jeremy Clarkson(Image: SWNS)
Jeremy Clarkson once feared his hobby would lead to him being ‘cancelled by his bosses’.
The TV host said he’d ‘never dared speak about’ his past time in public before as he assumed he’d be ‘ostracised’ by his friends.
However the Clarkson’s Farm star has ‘finally owned up’ after discovering it was ‘not just common’ but also ‘cool’.
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In his latest column for The Sun, Jeremy 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.
“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.
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“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.”
According to The Express, the 66-year-old spotting a great grey shrike on his Diddly Squat Farm was ‘cooler’ than anything he’d seen before.
However he’d felt obliged to keep it quiet at the time as people would assume he’d “taken one of James May’s special ‘bore’ pills”.