Jeremy Clarkson reveals his celebrity crush who ‘panics’ him

The former Top Gear and Grand Tour host lives in Oxfordshire at his Diddly Squat Farm, which he has owned since 2008.

Alongside The Farmer’s Dog pub in Asthall, which he opened in 2024, the Chadlington-based farm stars in the Prime Video series, Clarkson’s Farm.

With four seasons of the show already out and well-received, a fifth iteration is set to drop on June 3 with several new episodes to follow.

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When not behind the camera, Mr Clarkosn writes weekly columns for The Sunday Times, giving his musings and penning car reviews.

In this week’s offering, the 66-year-old has reacted to comments from Dame Kristin Scott Thomas, who has stated that French produce is better than British.

The celebrity farmer, of course, disagreed with the statement but revealed it is not something he does lightly, given his admiration for the Hollywood actress.

Naming her as his ultimate celebrity crush, Mr Clarkson then went on to discuss how nervous he gets when the two cross paths from time to time.

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“You need to understand just how much of a crush I have on Kristin- I see every movie she makes, two or three (hundred) times,” he wrote.

“Whenever we happen upon each other, which does happen from time to time because we have a few mutual friends, I go into a panic.

“Once, I bumped into her during the interval in a theatre and asked, sweatily, what she was doing there. “Er, I’ve come to see the play,” she said. My neck went very hot.”

Mr Clarkson went on to say that the happiest day of his life was when the actress followed him on Instagram, and that the saddest day was when she unfollowed him.