Tearful Jeremy Clarkson thanks neighbour Amanda Holden

The former Top Gear and Grand Tour host lives near Chipping Norton and runs Diddly Squat Farm in nearby Charlbury.

He also owns The Farmer’s Dog pub in Asthall near Burford, which he purchased for around £1,000,000 and opened in 2024, serving his alcohol brand, Hawkstone.

Ms Holden, known for being a judge on Britain’s Got Talent and presenting Heart’s Breakfast radio show, lives nearby.

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The two Cotswolds celebrities’ worlds collided in the past week when the Hawkstone Farmers Choir appeared on Saturday’s Britain’s Got Talent.

Assembled by Mr Calrkson for an advertising campaign for his lager, the group of real-life farmers stuck together and auditioned on the ITV talent show.

Impressing the judges with their rendition of Elbow’s One Day Like This, they secured a golden buzzer from Ms Holden.

The rare honour, which sends the 32-strong collective straight through to the live semi-finals, was given following their performance at the Birmingham Hippodrome.

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THE HAWKSTONE FARMERS CHOIR (Image: TOM DYMOND)

On the show, Ms Holden said: “As soon as you started, I completely welled up. I felt so much power. I love the whole community, I love how you’ve all got together.

“You work so hard every single day, you absolutely smashed it, and I can’t wait to see what you’re going to do in the semi-finals.”

Mr Clarkson was left visibly emotional by the performance as he took to the social media site Instagram to share a raw clip with his instant reaction.

In this, he thanks his Cotswolds neighbour for pressing the golden buzzer, despite admitting he had no idea what it was.

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Amanda Holden. (Image: Ian West / PA)

“I watched Britain’s Got Talent tonight for the first time because the Hawkstone Choir were on and they were just fantastic,” he said, appearing to be close to tears.

“These guys are all farmers, and they work incredibly hard for really incredibly small rewards, and to see them all on that stage with all that love in the room made my heart sing. I actually welled up.

“And thank you, Amanda Holden, for pressing that Golden Buzzer thing. I don’t know what that means, but it obviously is important.

“It shows that people quite like farmers. They were very, very good, well done, all of you. I’m a very happy man tonight.”