Jeremy Clarkson slams Cotswolds neighbour Simon Cowell

The TV presenter lives in Oxfordshire on a 1,000‑acre farm near Chipping Norton, having bought the land in 2008.

Known as Diddly Squat Farm, the spot sits in the countryside near Chadlington and is known worldwide through his Prime Video series, Clarkson’s Farm.

Similarly, music mogul Mr Cowell also lives in the Cotswolds area nearby with his fiancée, Lauren Silverman, as well as his 12-year-old son, Eric.

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The couple first met in 2004 in Barbados, where they got engaged years later on Christmas Eve of 2021.

Mr Cowell is known for his TV appearances as a talent show judge, starring on The X-Factor, Britain’s Got Talent and American Idol over the years.

Now, Mr Clarkson has made a cheeky dig at his famous neighbour during his latest column for The Sunday Times about his trip to Miami, which was published last weekend.

“While Britain still has a dribble of jet fuel, I thought I’d pop to Miami to have a look for myself,” he wrote.

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“It’s been a minute since I was last there, and holy cow. Not even Simon Cowell has changed this much this quickly.”

The 66-year-old will return to screens this summer with the fifth series of Clarkson’s Farm, which is set for an initial release on Wednesday, June 3.

It is expected there will be a total of eight new episodes, which will release across several weeks.