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The Grand Tour’s Jeremy Clarkson takes on racer Abbie Eaton after she defended him in ‘homophobia’ row

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Jeremy Clarkson goes head to head with professional racer Abbie Eaton in a new episode of The Grand Tour season three.

In episode five the host jets off to Sweden to road test the new Lamborghini Urus SUV.

But this being The Grand Tour, the challenge isn’t going to be easy as he has to navigate the vehicle over slushy, slippery roads in a risky ice race across a frozen lake.

A trailer for the new episode, dropping on Friday, shows the presenter has a hard time dealing with the weather, let alone his wheels, as his foot sinks deep into the Swedish snow.

‘So the race is on,’ he declares, before a bump in the road makes him turn the air blue.

No offence Jeremy, but our money is on Abbie and her Porsche 911 Turbo leaving you to eat her dust.

Abbie Eaton takes on Jeremy Clarkson in an ice race in episode five (Picture: Amazon Prime)
Our money’s on Abbie winning this one (Picture: Amazon Prime)

The episode comes after Abbie defended The Grand Tour hosts when singer Will Young accused them of ‘homophobia’.

A recent episode saw them dub a Wrangler Jeep a ‘gay man’s car’ with the vehicle later being shown with a pink roof playing The Weather Girls hit It’s Raining Men.

Responding to a fan who claimed they found Young ‘offensive’, she replied: ‘It’s so homophobic they’ve even got a gay as their driver…’ adding a picture of herself kissing her girlfriend Jodi.

Ofcom received a complaint about the comment after the Changes singer threatened to take action.

In a lengthy rant on Twitter, the singer wrote: ‘It’s insulting and they can’t rest on laurels of “oh we are just politically incorrect.” It’s sad and shaming, bigoted and for f*ck’s sake grow up. How dare they stereotype gay men.’

He continued: ‘I DON’T drive a Wrangler Jeep. I DON’T wear pink shirts. I DON’T wear arseless chaps. You can be honest and funny without this ridiculous ‘lad’ ooh being gay and let’s laugh about it mentality.

‘It’s repulsive and how DARE you do it and put it out @PrimeVideo.’

Jeremy later apologised for his comments in his column in The Sun – but added that there’s no way he was homophobic as he ‘very much enjoyed looking at lesbians on the internet’.

It is only the latest instance of Jeremy, Richard Hammond and James May being accused of ‘homophobia’ as hosts of first Top Gear and now The Grand Tour.

The Grand Tour drops Fridays on Amazon Prime

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Richard Hammond crashes RV as James May goes flying in The Grand Tour trailer: ‘It’s health and safety gone mad’

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Richard Hammond clearly isn’t deterred by any of his near death collisions as he crashes an RV in the latest trailer for The Grand Tour season three.

The 49-year-old is joined by Jeremy Clarkson, 58, and James May, 56, as they’re forced to endure a trailer park holiday in south west United States.

Obviously it’s chaos.

Richard immediately reverses straight into another RV while James zooms off on a glorified quad bike, flying over a dirt track and, to be honest, it’s actually pretty bad ass.

Richard Hammond crashes again on The Grand Tour
Richard Hammond crashes again in the new trailer for The Grand Tour (Picture: Amazon)

‘What next, is he going to take up cage fighting?’ asked Richard. We can only dream.

Plates are smashing, vehicles are put through hell and the boys are causing more mayhem week on week.

But Richard’s disastrous start in a RV was absolutely nothing compared to his disaster in the kitchen this week, as he tried to bake Jeremy – who isn’t homophobic because he watches lesbian porn, apparently – a birthday Bolognese.

Sounds simple, right? Wrong, oh so, so wrong.

Determined to give the Italian classic a Scottish twist, Dickie took a respectable looking Spag Bol and shoved it in a deep fat fryer to mark The Grand Tour’s Scotland special.

Genius or Gemma Collins levels of MasterChef? We’re torn

The Grand Tour airs Fridays on Amazon Prime.

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Jeremy Clarkson backs London-wide hunt for artist’s £15,000 Donald Trump wig

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Have you seen this wig? (Picture: Instagram/Getty)

Jeremy Clarkson has backed a manhunt for a President Trump wig worth a shocking £15,000 after it was left in the back of a cab.

The Grand Tour host urged his followers to ‘please help if [they] can’ after his friend made the expensive gaffe.

Bafta winner Alison Jackson last saw the wig in question after being dropped off earlier this week in London’s Leicester Square.

Jeremy Clarkson tweeted his support to help the hunt (Picture: Twitter)

If she doesn’t find it, then her show, which is being performed at the Leicester Square Theatre, runs the risk of being ruined.

Alison is most known for putting celebrity lookalikes in realistic looking settings, putting them in situations that they would never deem suitable for public eye.

Focusing largely on The Royal Family or high-ranking members of politics, her photos have included the Queen taking a selfie with the entire family, Donald Trump partying with strippers in the oval office, or Prince William sharing a bath with Princess Kate and one of their children.

Following its loss, Michael Sheen has also thrown his name behind the search party and told his followers to keep on the lookout.

Rachel Johnson also joined in on the hunt and added: ‘Wig OUT. Pls help alisonjackson find irreplaceable artefact of cultural significance.’

Alison Jackson’s Double Fake is set to launch next Tuesday – will she be able to get it back in time?

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Jeremy Clarkson ‘takes a dump’ in The Grand Tour for humour purposes, of course

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Jeremy Clarkson ‘takes a dump’ in the latest episode of The Grand Tour (Picture: Amazon Prime)

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed that the latest episode of The Grand Tour includes him ‘taking a dump,’ because there’s nothing more exhilarating than poops and cars.

The season three installment is an RV special and Richard Hammond has already been filmed crashing into another vehicle, so it looks like the gang really have gone all out.

Teasing the glorious scenes, Jeremy alerted his 7.12million Twitter followers, writing: ‘This week’s @thegrandtour special is a good laugh.

‘I take a dump, James makes some toast and Hammond has some accidents.’

Loooooovely.

The synopsis for the episode teases: ‘Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are told to take an RV holiday across the south western United States but rapidly stage a mutiny before re-grouping in used RVs they have modified themselves, with mixed results.’

But if you think The Grand Tour gang have only been causing havoc on the roads, you’re sorely mistaken.

Last week, Richard proved he can’t be trusted in the kitchen after attempting to cook Jezza a birthday dinner, which included spag bol, a deep fat fryer and crisps.

The Grand Tour is available to watch on Amazon Prime.

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Jeremy Clarkson pays emotional tribute to ‘important’ Top Gear fan: ‘I listened to him’

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Todd Williamson/January Images/REX/Shutterstock (9264615ah) Jeremy Clarkson 'The Grand Tour' TV series premiere, New York, USA - 07 Dec 2017
Jeremy Clarkson paid tribute to Top Gear fan Alex Mills (Picture: Wenn)

Jeremy Clarkson has shared an emotional tribute after a Top Gear fan died, following a battle with Leukaemia.

Alex Mills – who ran the biggest fan forum to the show, FinalGear – passed away on 27 February, surrounded by his family.

And the Grand Tour star was one of the first to pay their respects to the late web developer, crediting him with some of the show’s successes.

Top Gear fan Alex Mills died following a battle with leukemia (Picture: Twitter)
Top Gear fan Alex Mills died following a battle with leukemia (Picture: Twitter)

In a message shared on his Twitter page, the 58-year-old said: ‘I hear Viper007Bond has died of leukaemia. My condolences to his family.

‘He was important to the success of Top Gear. I listened to him.’

Following Jeremy’s post, many of his 7.12million followers also shared their condolences.

‘Rest in peace Alex. Final Gear was and still is to this date, very important to me,’ one responded.

A Twitter user said: ‘Man, this is such sad news. FinalGear introduced me to Top Gear. May he rest in peace.’

‘Viper was responsible for a community of gear heads who will continue to meet, around the globe. He’s left a hell of a legacy,’ a fan added.

James May and Richard Hammond are yet to speak out over the news.

Alex’s family confirmed his passing in a post on his blog, which was linked to the FinalGear forums.

‘Alex was with his family when he passed peacefully earlier today, Wednesday, February 27th,’ it read.

‘We would like to thank everyone across the globe for their love and support. It meant a lot to us and Alex to hear from so many people. He really enjoyed reading all of the comments, letters, and cards.

‘We’re so grateful for the time we had with him. He will be missed.’

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Jeremy Clarkson has horrific revelation when stuck in RV with James May and Richard Hammond on The Grand Tour

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Jeremy Clarkson has a stark moment of realisation while unleashing his inner interior designer on The Grand Tour’s RV – the horrific chemical toilet he’s about to live with for a week.

Talking to Richard Hammond as James May is left behind the wheel of the van (safer that way), the pair are left far from satisfied with the décor of their temporary home.

Branding the wallpaper as something from the 70s (they’re not wrong), it appears that Jeremy would be loving the opportunity to give the van a makeover.

He then realises that no matter what they do for the next seven days, they will always be within walking distance of the loo.

Jeremy had a rank realisation in the middle of their trip (Picture: Amazon)

Which, considering it’s the home of three grown men, is not a good thing.

‘All of this doesn’t trouble me half as much as that,’ Jeremy declares, pointing at the quite frankly tiny loo that they all now have to share.

‘We’re here for a week. At no point will be more than 12 feet from where the turds are stored. His [James’s] turds!’

Good luck with that one guys!

The US special sees the gang take a vacation in an RV vehicle and obviously things turn into absolute chaos pretty quickly.

Richard immediately reverses straight into another RV while James zooms off on a glorified quad bike.

Plus Jeremy has warned that he does eventually brace the toilet, lord have mercy on them all.

The Grand Tour is available now on Amazon Prime Video.

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The Grand Tour’s RV nearly sets cameraman’s leg on fire as Jeremy Clarkson looks on in horror

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Jeremy Clarkson’s entire US roadtrip almost goes up in smoke (literally) when there’s a massive breakdown in The Grand Tour’s RV.

The host of the show is seen calling in the production team when he discovers he can’t turn off the engine to the house-on-wheels because the key in the ignition is burning hot.

After eventually getting some help from the poor director (who burns his fingers in the process), things go from bad to worse when the car starts sparking flames as it backfires.

Jeremy Clarkson standing outside of an RV during The Grand Tour
The shocking moment took everyone by surprise (Picture: Amazon)

In fact, it’s such a near miss that a poor cameraman’s leg is caught in the crossfire and almost set him on fire.

When talking to the director, Jeremy was seen going: ‘How hot are those ignition keys? Not as hot as that cameraman’s right leg. That was flame, enveloped your right leg!’

If you think that’s bad, things get even worse and even Jeremy couldn’t find the funny side when he realised a puddle of petrol under the car had caught fire.

Jeremy Clarkson sitting in the drivers seat of an RV during The Grand Tour
Jeremy was struggling to turn the engine off because of the malfunction (Picture: Amazon)

‘Oh shit, oh guys. We have an emergency!’ he declared.

Fans of the show will have to tune in to see if they make it out okay (though we’re pretty sure if something else went wrong we all would’ve heard about it by now).

The latest episode sees Clarkson, Hammond and May live life together for a week in America, driving across the country trapped together in the vehicle.

Clarkson is the first to notice that things could all go a bit wrong when he realises that means having to share a chemical toilet with his mates – which isn’t going to end well.

And then Hammond got put behind the wheel and you know that can only truly end in disaster.

The Grand Tour is available now on Amazon Prime.

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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? to see Jeremy Clarkson ask first £1million question in 13 years

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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire is returning tonight with some fierce competition – as it’s been confirmed that Jeremy Clarkson will ask the all-important £1million question.

After a successful stint in January, Jezza is back for another week of intense deliberations as hopefuls try their luck to walk away with a £1million payday.

Speaking about the moment, The Grand Tour host revealed: ‘Well, I can hardly believe it. I didn’t actually believe I’d say it but I’m going to…’

In a new clip, Jeremy is heard telling a mystery contestant: ‘I didn’t actually think I’d ever believe I’d say this – but I’m going to. This is your question for £1million.’

Talk about tense!

Richard Hammond urges Jeremy Clarkson to get a 'f**king hearing aid' for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? EMBARGOED PRESS PACK 22.30
Will Jeremy be able to sign off on a £1million cheque? (Picture: ITV)

It will be the first contestant to make it that far since 2006.

However, that doesn’t mean that they’ll actually be walking away with the prize money – considering they have to get the question right first.

Will we see a millionaire being made? Or are we about to witness a massive loss on one of the UK’s biggest gameshows?

Jeremy could be the making or breaking of new millionaires (Picture: ITV/Rex Features)

Up in the hotseat tonight and kicking off the new series is an English teacher from Birmingham, who gets into trouble pretty quickly when he uses his lifeline to make it to the £2,000 mark.

Fingers crossed the odds are in his favour.

Since the first episode of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? in 1998, there have been five official winners of the prize pot.

Then there’s the notorious moment Major Charles Ingram (now known as Major Fraud) who had plants in the audience coughing the answers to him in 2001.

He was later rescinded of his prize money and convicted of ‘procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception.’

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire returns tonight at 9pm on ITV1.

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How many people have won the top prize in Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

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Judith Keppel the first ever Who Wants To Be A Millionaire millionaire
Remember when Judith Keppel became Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’s first millionaire? (Picture: ITV)

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire is back on our screens on Monday night – and there’s an exciting moment in store when Jeremy Clarkson gets to ask the million pound question for the first time since he became host.

While ITV have not revealed who the lucky contestant is – simply revealing that it’s an English teacher from Birmingham who makes it that far – it’s set to be a nail-biting bit of TV to see whether this hopeful joins the ranks of the handful who have correctly answered the question and bagged the top prize.

Since the series first began with Chris Tarrant at the helm there have been five £1m winners (not counting Major Charles Ingram, who was stripped of his prize after being accused of cheating).

Here’s who’s left with that all-important cheque…

Judith Keppel

The first ever winner of the big prize, in 2000, Judith triumphed by correctly answering the question ‘Which King was married to Eleanor of Aquitane? (it was Henry II)

David Edwards

The show’s first male millionaire triumphed in 2001 with the question ‘If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?’ (Trees)

Robert Brydges

London banker Robert took the prize in 2001, winning with the question ‘Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?’ He took it down to 50-50 before correctly guessing Volt.

Pat Gibson

Millionaire number four, Pat Gibson, a contestant in 2004, triumphed by correctly answering this: ‘Which of these is not one of the American Triple Crown horse races?’ He used his 50-50 and Phone A Friend before correctly guessing Arlington Million over alternative answer Kentucky Derby.

Ingram Wilcox

Finally Ingram Wilcox triumped in 2006 by nailing ‘Which boxer was famous for striking the gong in the introduction to J. Arthur Rank films?’ The correct answer was Bombadier Billy Wells.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? is on ITV every night this week at 9pm.

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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire contestant John Robinson stuns Jeremy Clarkson as he doesn’t answer £1m question

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John Robinson got all the way to the £1million question but decided not to answer it (Picture: ITV)

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? saw a contestant reach the £1m question for the first time in 13 years.

John Robinson, an English teacher, flew through the questions during Monday night’s episode, using up all four of his lifelines.

After setting his safety net at £64,000 he pressed on until he passed the half a million pound mark.

Then host Jeremy Clarkson got to read out the final question for the first time since he began hosting the show in 2018.

It read: ‘Which of these UK prime ministers never served as foreign secretary?’

The options were Winston Churchill, Alec Douglas-Home, Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillian. The correct answer was Churchill.

John decided not to answer the final question (Picture: ITV)
Jeremy was seriously impressed (Picture: ITV)

John, who was already guaranteed £500,000 decided not to risk it and go home with his winnings.

A pleased Jeremy said: ‘That was incredible, what a player.

‘There is a lot you can do with [the money], it really does set you up which is tremendous.’

The host asked John which option he would have picked if he’d decided to take a gamble, and he replied, incorrectly, with Anthony Eden. Lucky he decided to throw in the towel when he did.

The last time the £1m question was reached was in 2006.

John, who hails from Birmingham, had a bit of a shaky start when he used up one of his lifelines to make it to the £2000 mark.

Since the first episode of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? in 1998, there have been five official winners of the prize pot.

Michael Gilbey, who took the hot seat after John, managed to walk away with £16,000. And while it’s not half a mil, it’s not to be sniffed at.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? airs tomorrow at 9pm on ITV

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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire contestant throws shade at Jeremy Clarkson over his weight: ‘I’m not a wizard’

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Clarkson felt the wrath of Anna (Picture: ITV)

Jeremy Clarkson might be the host of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, but that doesn’t mean he’s impervious to criticism from contestants.

The 58-year-old presenter met Anna Watson-Smith from Leytonstone on Tuesday night’s show, who works as a digital retouch artist.

Speaking about her job after earning £1,000, Jeremy said: ‘So you’re a digital retouch artist, are you one of those people who makes people thinner than they are in magazines?’

‘I sometimes make people thinner, I sometimes make them fatter,’ Anna replied.

Anna is a digital retouch artist (Picture: ITV)

Asked if she could make Jeremy thinner, Anna said: ‘I’m not a wizard.’

The crowd burst into shocked laughter around the audience, with Jeremy saying: ‘No, I think that was fair enough.’

Viewers though could feel the burn radiating off screen.

The last laugh was perhaps with Jeremy, who couldn’t give an answer when Anna utilised the ‘Ask The Host’ lifeline, which eventually cost her £15,000 when she answered incorrectly.

‘That was a nightmare question and a nightmare part of the board for you,’ Jeremy said.

Anna went home with £1,000 at the end of the show.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire continues on Wednesday ITV at 9pm.

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The Grand Tour’s Jeremy Clarkson trashes French village in bizarre high-speed chase

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Jeremy Clarkson’s new facial fuzz has got everyone talking in the new trailer for the upcoming episode of The Grand Tour.

In this week’s episode of the car show favourite, Jeremy Clarkson embarks on an elaborate and extremely thorough test of the Citroen C3 Aircross.

Always one to be proven right in any situation, Jez takes it upon himself to prove to everyone that it’s ‘better than an elephant’ – i.e. spacious and versatile.

Apparently for this, a moustache is required. Naturally.

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Jeremy’s new look is definitely something to behold (Picture: Amazon/Ellis O’Brien)

Turning it into a French police car, soon he’s tearing across villages everywhere, driving down flights of stairs into roadworkers (fingers crossed they’re OK) and knocking over tables as he drives down quaint French roads like a maniac.

Forgive us if we’re struggling to believe him quite yet – but in the trailer alone he’s seen getting a small pony into the car’s back, so maybe we’re wrong.

We would be right miffed if we lost half a baguette like he did though.

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The star pushes the car to its limit (Picture: Amazon/Ellis O’Brien)
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James drives about in Neil Armstrong’s Corvette (Picture: Amazon/Ellis O’Brien)

Still though, driving with the wind in his hair must be light relief after last week, when Jeremy had the unwelcome realisation that sharing an RV for a week with his pals meant sharing the same chemical loo.

Things got even worse when the car stopped working with the engine overheating – causing a near miss accident with more fire than is probably suitable near a motor vehicle.

Meanwhile, James May has his eyes on the skies as he takes a look back at cars owned by the astronaut of the 1969 Apollo moon mission.

This includes Neil Armstrong’s actual Corvette, which is actually pretty sweet.

And Richard hits the Eboladrome to give the Aston Martin V8 Vantage a test drive around the track.

The Grand Tour updates on Amazon Prime Video every Friday.

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Jeremy Clarkson says Citroen didn’t want to lend car for The Grand Tour test drive

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Jeremy Clarkson in the Citroen C3 Aircross (Picture: Amazon Studios)

The Grand Tour’s latest episode sees Jeremy Clarkson give a Citroen C3 Aircross a vigorous test drive, but apparently the car company wasn’t exactly forthcoming with having the car on the show.

Adorned with a moustache, Clarkson is seen tearing across villages in the Aircross which he customises into a French police car, including knocking over tables and driving down flights of stairs.

In a post on Twitter, Clarkson stated how he was looking forward to watching the episode after having a long absence from driving.

‘I have not driven a car for a month,’ Clarkson wrote. ‘So I am looking forward to watching the @thegrandtour this evening to remind myself what one is.’

 

He added: ‘The funny thing is: Citroen didn’t want to lend us a car for the @thegrandtour’ this week. Bet they’re glad they did. I loved it.’

The Grand Tour has been confirmed for a fourth season, which will ditch the studio format in favour of road trip specials.

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Jeremy Clarkson has a lot more The Grand Tour in the pipeline with James May and Richard Hammond (Picture: Amazon)

The future of the show beyond another season also looks bright, with the trio recently stating how they’ll be sticking around ‘for a few more years yet’.

The Grand Tour season three releases on Amazon Prime Video on Fridays.

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Jeremy Clarkson confirms Who Wants To Be A Millionaire will be back for a new series

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Jeremy Clarkson confirmed Who Wants To Be A Millionaire will return (Picture: ITV)

Jeremy Clarkson has confirmed Who Wants To Be A Millionaire will be back.

The latest series saw Jeremy asking the £1m question for the first time, which drew in enough viewers to ensure it returns for more episodes.

Not only that, but the game show will be back on our screens this year.

A start date is yet to be confirmed but Clarkson dropped a teaser at the end of the final episode on Friday.

As the show came to a close after its ten episode run, Jeremy said: ‘We’ll be back later in the year.’

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Teacher John Robinson went home with £500,000 (Picture: ITV)
The news was also confirmed by the show’s official Twitter account with a message that read: ‘That’s it for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire! Congrats to all of our winners this week!

‘We’ll be back later in the year, but until then… good night.’

This series saw teacher John Robinson flew through the questions during Monday night’s episode, using up all four of his lifelines.

After setting his safety net at £64,000 he pressed on until he passed the half a million pound mark.

Jeremy got to read out the final question for the first time since he began hosting the show in 2018.

John, who was already guaranteed £500,000 decided not to risk it and go home with his winnings.

The last time the £1m question was reached was in 2006.

Since the first episode of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? in 1998, there have been five official winners of the prize pot.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? was rebooted last year for its 20th anniversary.

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Richard Hammond makes painful Stormzy gaffe as The Grand Tour trio try to get down with the kids

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Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May try to be down with the kids in an upcoming episode of The Grand Tour, as they are tasked with trying to make hatchbacks appeal to young people.

The hosts take their hatchbacks to the rallycross track and let them rip in the next episode, called The Youth Vote.

So far, so Grand Tour. But things get harder for these presenters of a certain age when they’re told to stop messing about on the track and make the hatchbacks appeal to young people.

Jeremy has to start bigging up the VW Polo GTI, with Hammond getting the Ford Fiesta ST and May a Toyota Yaris GRMN.

To accomplish their mission, the trio get hip stickers and slogans and use social media to take on a series of challenges, with the aim of securing support from milennials.

The tasks involve fake punctures, a juicing diaster which is giving us some pretty grim images in our minds right now, and Hammond somehow managing to spell Stormzy wrong.

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Jeremy puts a political spin on things (Picture: Amazon Prime)
How will be they make hatchbacks appeal to millennials? (Picture: Amazon Prime)

Elsewhere Richard and James are at the Eboladrome seeing how two iconic motors from the 80s – the Lamborghini Countach and the Ferrari Testarocca – stack up against each other.

James will be taking a bit of a break from his co-hosts to strike out on own in new travel show Our Man In…Japan.

It will serve as the first of a collection from the Amazon Prime team with Clarkson and Hammond also going on solo adventures.

How will James try to be down with the kids? (Picture: Amazon Prime)
James seems to have roped in a tour bus for the challenge (Picture: Amazon Prime)

We will follow James around the country as he explores the numerous elements that make the country so unique, heading from North to South over the course of the series as he discovers what drives their whole culture and what their approach to life can teach the rest of us.

‘James can’t speak the language, he is clueless about Japanese etiquette, but at least he knows there’s a small tree called a banzai…’ the show synopsis teases.

The Grand Tour season three drops Fridays on Amazon Prime.

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Furious Jeremy Clarkson tells people of China to ‘pick litter up’ as he rages over plastic bottles on beach

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Jeremy Clarkson has addressed the ‘people of China’ while out collecting plastic on a beach.

Sharing a video to his 7.13million Twitter followers, the 58-year-old could be seen sat in a boat surrounded by bottles.

The star’s location is unknown, however, he recently visited China as part of The Grand Tour.

In the caption he wrote: ‘I went to a small beach today….’ before revealing how much litter he’d picked up in just half an hour.

While throwing rubbish around, the former Top Gear host quipped: ‘And in half an hour this is how much plastic we have picked up.’

Asking the camera man to pan around the little boat, he said: ‘Look at this.’

‘And I’m sorry but…’ the star then began to rummage through the bottles before picking them up one by one while chanting: ‘Chinese, Chinese, Chinese, Chinese…’

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Jeremy Clarkson tells people of China to ‘pick their litter up’ (Picture: Jeremy Clarkson / Twitter)
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He revealed how much litter he’d picked up in just half an hour (Picture: @JeremyClarkson)

Looking into the camera, the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Host said: ‘People of China, pick your fucking litter up.’

Fans were quick to comment, and applauded the star for his ‘hard work.’

However, others pointed out that we’re all to blame for the pollution: ‘Fair comment, but I think that problem exists everywhere. We’re all on the hook.’

Someone else who caught Jeremy’s attention added: ‘Wanna see some scenes from the people of the UK after they leave the beaches, bars and streets in Greece, for instance?’

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He was not impressed with the amount of litter he had found (Picture: @JeremyClarkson)

To which the father-of-three replied: ‘Well here’s an idea. Get off your slovenly arse and clear it up.’

Jeremy is known for his controversial comments, and only last month found himself under fire when he branded a Wrangler Jeep as a ‘gay man’s car.’

Will Young hit out at the presenter for ‘stereotyping gay men’ in a heated Twitter rant.

He wrote: ‘It’s insulting and they can’t rest on laurels of “oh we are just politically incorrect.” It’s sad and shaming, bigoted and for fuck’s sake grow up. How dare they stereotype gay men.’

Fans pointed out that we’re all to blame for the pollution (Picture: Getty Images)

The singer continued: ‘I DON’T drive a Wrangler Jeep. I DON’T wear pink shirts. I DON’T wear arseless chaps.

‘You can be honest and funny without this ridiculous ‘lad’ ooh being gay and let’s laugh about it mentality. It’s repulsive and how DARE you do it and put it out @PrimeVideo.’

Jeremy has since issued an apology to the Leave Right Now hitmaker, where he claimed to like the 40-year-old.

He wrote: ‘Many gay people who’d seen the show said they couldn’t see a problem. None of my leftie friends could either. One even said I should tell him to stop being so gay.

‘I won’t do that though. And nor will I suggest, once again, that mobile phones should be fitted with breathalysers to stop people drinking and tweeting.’

Clarkson continued: ‘No. Instead, I will apologise to Will for causing him some upset and reassure him that I know I’m not homophobic as I very much enjoy watching lesbians on the internet.’

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The Grand Tour’s Jeremy Clarkson cracks up over ‘turd’ petrol during epic road-trip

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The Grand Tour trio are undertaking a huge road-trip in the latest episode, venturing 1000 kilometres from Georgia to Azerbaijan.

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are putting three new vehicles to the test, as they attempt to find the best car for someone who lives in Georgia but really craves freshwater fish. You can relate, right?

The vehicles are an Aston Martin DBS, the Bentley Continental GT, and the BMW M850i, as they venture from the salt water Black Sea in Georgia to the freshwater Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan.

The Grand Tour has an epic roadtrip in the pipeline (Picture: Amazon)

As shown in the trailer, a casual stop for more petrol turns into a literal gas – as they encounter a station titled ‘Turd Petrol’ which leaves the gang cackling.

‘I know this is childish but…’ Hammond remarks before they crack up.

As they enter the capital city of Azerbaijan, Baku, it seems a drag race is in order too, despite Hammond’s slight reservations.

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Jeremy Clarkson shuts down The Grand Tour critic asking for more ‘serious journalism’ from season 3

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Jeremy Clarkson puts a The Grand Tour critic in their place (Picture: Amazon Prime)

Jeremy Clarkson has hit back at a critic of The Grand Tour after a viewer pleaded with the trio, which also includes James May and Richard Hammond, to revert back to ‘serious journalism’.

From breaking Stalin’s house to cracking up over ‘turd’ petrol, the third series of The Grand Tour has been a LOL-a-minute, but according to the JC there is some proper reporting in there.

One fan soon felt the wrath of The Grand Tour’s fandom and host when they wrote: ‘The @thegrandtour is a great show. But do more of the serious journalism like the Jim Clark segment. Fascinating stuff! Well done! @RichardHammond @MrJamesMay @JeremyClarkson.’

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However, 58-year-old Jeremy was quick to explain all, replying: ‘You mean like the Lancia/Audi thing and the GT40 piece and the Ford film the week after next and and and.’

In turn, fans of the Amazon Prime series has one question: ‘If you wanted serious journalism watch watch The Grand Tour?’ Fair.

Although, off screen Jeremy has been fighting the good fight by urging his 7.13 million Twitter followers to pick up their plastic bottles – specifically along the coastline of China.

Speaking from a boat, the furious Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? presenter went on an impassioned rant, demanding: ‘People of China, pick your fucking litter up.’

While many applauded the star for his hard work others were quick to point out that, actually, the UK’s beaches aren’t much better.

‘Well here’s an idea. Get off your slovenly a**e and clear it up,’ he snapped.

For anyone in desperate need of serious journalism, The Grand Tour season 3 releases new episodes every Friday and is available to stream on Amazon Prime.

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Jeremy Clarkson knocks over elderly passenger and gets caught with white substance in The Grand Tour trailer

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Jeremy Clarkson is living every frustrated airport passenger’s dream in the latest episode of The Grand Tour, as he clips an elderly man while driving motorised hand luggage.

In this week’s episode, Clarkson and Richard Hammond are in Stansted airport to experiment with ways in speeding up journeys from check-in security to boarding the plane.

One of these methods includes motorised hand luggage, as Clarkson brags about his newfound gadget to passers-by, before knocking an elderly man into a sunglasses stand.

Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond dabble in suitcase racing (Picture: Amazon)

He also seems to have a few troubles with security when a number of white substances are found in his luggage, remarking: ‘Oh here we go. Look, I put them in clear bags.

‘That’s talcum powder. Self-raising flour. That’s for my athlete’s foot. Every single airport.’

Elsewhere in the episode, Clarkson tests two modernised versions of classic Lancias, one a thorough update of the Delta Integrale, the other a new take on the Stratos.

Richard Hammond has a nifty piece of luggage (Picture: Amazon)

James May, however, is looking back at the incredible story of the Porsche 917, charting its rise to one of the most successful racing cars of all time.

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Jeremy Clarkson unimpressed as he’s deprived of booze and forced to ‘sleep rough’ filming The Grand Tour season 3

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The Grand Tour trio had to film season 3 without booze – imagine? (Picture: Amazon)

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he was forced to strip back on his alcohol intake filming The Grand Tour, which went down as well as you’re imagining.

The 58-year-old and his co-stars Richard Hammond and James May found themselves in Mongolia filming the latest series on Amazon Prime, where producers failed to pack any booze for the entire trip.

‘Mongolia was nuts, although what made Mongolia nuts is that the producers packed everything we would need for seven days, and they didn’t pack a single, tiny bit of alcohol,’ the JC told Mirror Online.

‘We had to sleep rough, we didn’t have much food, and then there was no drink.’

However, the former Top Gear star admitted he thinks the lack of alcohol was a ’deliberate ploy’ from The Grand Tour crew.

‘Although nobody’s admitting to it,’ he added.

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The Grand Tour trio forced to sleep rough filming in Mongolia (Picture: Amazon)

During the upcoming edition of The Grand Tour, the lads test out motorised luggage and charge through the hallways of Stansted airport – until disaster strikes.

In the trailer for episode 12 of series three, Jeremy accidentally plows into an elderly passenger, before he’s caught with a collection of white substances – which are all perfectly legal FYI.

The divisive host has also assured that there will be some ‘serious journalism’ steering our way during the motoring show, as he clapped back to a critic on Twitter. It was great.

The Grand Tour releases new episodes every Friday exclusively on Amazon Prime.

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