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Countryfile presenter Adam Henson reveals what farmers really think of Clarkson’s Farm

Countryfile presenter Adam Henson reveals what farmers really think of Clarkson’s Farm

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Jeremy Clarkson has given the farming world a spotlight with his Prime Video show Clarkson’s Farm and while it’s been a hit with fans, Countryfile presenter and farmer Adam Henson has revealed his own thoughts on the presenter’s agricultural efforts. Former Top Gear presenter Clarkson, 66, bought the 1000-acre farm in the Cotswolds in 2008 and after the villager who ran it retired in 2019, he decided to take it over. As seen over five series of the show, the broadcaster has developed it into Diddly Squat farm, opening up his own pub, The Farmer’s Dog, as well as a farm shop run by his partner, Lisa Hogan. Clarkson’s neighbour, TV presenter and farmer Adam Henson, has opened up about the Grand Tour star’s impact on the farming community – revealing that he’s “a great advocate” for them. Adam Henson on …

Clarkson’s Farm cuts Ellen DeGeneres and 3 other stars from pub scene

Clarkson’s Farm cuts Ellen DeGeneres and 3 other stars from pub scene

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The new season of Clarkson’s Farm featured a knees-up in Jeremy Clarkson’s local boozer, but the celebrities in attendance were cut from the episode. Clarkson opened his Oxfordshire watering hole, The Farmer’s Dog, in August 2024 and, a few months later, held his first gig, booking Irish band The Corrs. While the trio, made up of siblings Andrea, Sharon and Jim, were shown performing in the second episode of Clarkson’s Farm season five, there were a few faces missing from scenes – namely celebrity couple Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi. Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi didn’t appear in ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ gig scenes as expected (Getty Images for RH) Former chat show host DeGeneres and Arrested Development star de Rossi were invited by Clarkson and his girlfriend, Lisa Hogan, after they moved to the Cotswolds from America. At the time, …

Clarkson’s Farm season 5 review: Jeremy Clarkson is unwell at Diddly Squat

Clarkson’s Farm season 5 review: Jeremy Clarkson is unwell at Diddly Squat

Published by Daniella Wilson

A star rating of 4 out of 5. Jeremy Clarkson is unwell. His jolly reality doc, set on his Diddly Squat farm in Oxfordshire, returns for season 5 with the presenter/landowner in hospital, barely surviving several blockages around his heart – when he does put his waxed jacket and wellies back on, he’s under strict doctor’s orders to take it easy. No booze, no red meat and no stress or manual labour allowed. He’s definitely not supposed to argue with right-hand man Kaleb Cooper about the correct shape of a bonfire, help a vet launch a dead sheep into the back of a Range Rover or become apoplectic at Rachel Reeves’s budget hitting farmers with extra tax. Clarkson’s Farm, however, has always been about its host doing things he’s not supposed to do, so, of course, he quickly steams into all of the above, and we’re back into the show’s normal rhythm: pratfalling ineptitude punctuated by genuine concern over the plight of the British agricultural industry. Meanwhile at the newest Clarkson venture, his gastropub the …

Jeremy Clarkson’s choir makes it to Britain’s Got Talent final – to the annoyance of Simon Cowell

Jeremy Clarkson’s choir makes it to Britain’s Got Talent final – to the annoyance of Simon Cowell

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter He’s got a farm, a pub, several presenting gigs – and now Jeremy Clarkson can add a Britain’s Got Talent final-making choir to his CV. The Hawkstone Farmers’ Choir, which was founded by Clarkson, made it through to the final of BGT on Saturday night after performing a rendition of Bastille’s “Pompeii”. Clarkson initially established the choir as part of an advertising campaign for his brewing firm, bringing 34 British farmers from across the country together to sing. However, the group have since used their platform to raise awareness for mental health issues in the farming community. Following the group’s live performance during the semi-final on Saturday (23 May), Simon Cowell praised the choir before admitting he’s not looking forward to seeing pal Clarkson’s “smug face”. The Hawkstone Farmers’ Choir performing on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ on Saturday (ITV) “You’re not a …

Clarkson’s Farm season 5 to air moment Jeremy Clarkson rushed to hospital with heart emergency

Clarkson’s Farm season 5 to air moment Jeremy Clarkson rushed to hospital with heart emergency

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Clarkson’s Farm has released a trailer for its forthcoming fifth season, revealing that the new episodes will detail Jeremy Clarkson’s heart emergency. The TV presenter, 66, revealed in October 2024 that he had undergone urgent heart surgery after being told that he was potentially days away from dying. Clarkson was rushed to hospital, where his heart was fitted with a stent to clear his arteries. A year and a half later, Clarkson’s Farm viewers will follow the host’s health scare in the new season, which is set to arrive on 3 June on Prime Video. Previous seasons of Clarkson’s Farm have focused on the presenter’s life as owner-operator of his own working farm in Diddly Squat, Chipping Norton. Jeremy Clarkson in hospital while recovering from heart surgery (Prime Video) A new trailer, released on Monday (18 May), showed Clarkson being treated …

Clarkson’s Farm season 5 review: Jeremy Clarkson is unwell at Diddly Squat

Clarkson’s Farm season 5 release schedule confirmed with first look

Published by Daniella Wilson

Prime Video has given fans a first look at Clarkson’s Farm season 5 – and it looks like it’ll be back with a bang! The upcoming season will release its first four episodes globally on the streamer on 3rd June 2026, with the episodes releasing in pairs weekly from then on. The trailer features Jeremy Clarkson lying on a hospital bed after suffering a heart scare. Clarkson previously opened up about needing a heart procedure in 2024, revealing that he had a stent fitted to open up a blocked artery following concerning symptoms. “You’ve got three arteries that feed your heart to keep it pumping, and my heart wasn’t getting any blood,” he explains in the footage. The trailer also gives fans a glimpse at Clarkson and Kaleb Cooper experimenting with a driverless tractor, which doesn’t turn out to be as plain-sailing as the pair initially fear, a new flock of ‘Easy Care’ sheep, the birth of Kaleb’s third child and a tuberculosis outbreak on Diddly Squat. You can watch the trailer for yourself below: …

Why Harriet Cowan had to quit her day job after ‘insane’ Clarkson’s Farm success

Why Harriet Cowan had to quit her day job after ‘insane’ Clarkson’s Farm success

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Harriet Cowan’s life changed overnight following her debut on Clarkson’s Farm. Even before the series dropped, the trailer sent fans into overdrive as they were desperate to find out more about the young blonde farmer who could put Jeremy Clarkson in his place. A year on, her life is unrecognisable. She’s quit her full-time position as a nurse and has exciting plans to buy a small holding of her own. “I’m living everyone’s dream,” she beams from her partner James Booth’s family farm in her hometown of Derbyshire. A festival first At 25 years old, she would never have imagined she’d be part of the talent at a farming festival, but that’s exactly what will be happening later this month. The Great British Farm Fest runs from 22-24 May at the NAEC Stoneleigh Warwickshire. As if learning farming wasn’t enough of a challenge for Top Gear’s Jeremy, he’s now decided to launch a brand-new festival – a “celebration of farming” with delicious local food and incredible music, too. Headliners include Groove Armada and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. “It’s supposed …

Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper shares fire picture as barn blaze damages his farm

Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper shares fire picture as barn blaze damages his farm

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter He’s best known for keeping Jeremy Clarkson in check on Diddly Squat Farm, but Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper may be in need of some help himself after his barn went up in flames. The reality TV star works as a farming contractor, running the Chipping Norton farm owned by former Top Gear host Clarkson and documented on his Prime Video series. He also owns his own small farm, where he tends to crops and animals and lends out machinery and services. On Wednesday (22 April), Cooper, 27, shared that a building at his farm had gone up in flames, as he posted a picture to Instagram Stories of his barn billowing with smoke, while the contents looked blackened. Cooper is the breakout star of ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ (Prime Video) “I’m having a bad day. Anyone got any straw lost all mine …

Clarkson’s Farm producer shares reason why Jeremy Clarkson’s Amazon series will one day end

Clarkson’s Farm producer shares reason why Jeremy Clarkson’s Amazon series will one day end

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Clarkson’s Farm is on the cusp of returning for a brand new season – but its producer has opened up about the show’s legacy, addressing the reason why it will one day end. Jeremy Clarkson will return for season five as early as next month, and recently said he’d only make the now-confirmed sixth season if “there was a good story” to focus on. Looking ahead, producer Andy Wilman, Clarkson’s long-time collaborator, has confirmed that the Prime Video series has a finite life and will only continue as long as Clarkson wants it to. The show’s deal with the streaming platform is done on a “rolling basis”, meaning the team is only contractually obliged to complete the season they’re currently filming, which will ensure the show goes out on a high. “You can’t have that thing where you have done one …

Clarkson’s Farm producer reveals why the Jeremy Clarkson show could end

Clarkson’s Farm producer reveals why the Jeremy Clarkson show could end

Published by Daniella Wilson

A fifth season of Clarkson’s Farm is fast approaching, but the show’s producer has provided an insight into why the Prime Video series will one day conclude. Clarkson has previously shared his thoughts on when the series will ultimately end, previously saying that while they will “definitely” make six seasons, he will stop doing them “when there are no more ideas”. “But I’ve got two quite good ones, so we’ll do six and then we’ll see,” he said at the time. Now Andy Wilman – producer and Clarkson’s long-time collaborator – has said the show will only continue as long as Clarkson wants to do it. “This is our third big show – Top Gear kind of got ended for us, I can’t say that was a plan,” Wilman told the Extraordinary Life Stories podcast “The Grand Tour, we brought that to an end, we planned that – we were like, we have to land the plane while it’s still dignified and in the air and we’ve still got an audience. Jeremy Clarkson on Clarkson’s …