Chris Packham cancels all TV work after feeling ‘burned out’

Chris Packham has canceled all TV work for the next three months after feeling completely ‘burned out’.

The presenter of the BBC’s flagship shows Autumnwatch, Winterwatch and Springwatch is taking a break from the cameras for the first time in almost four decades after saying he feels like he’s been constantly running on a treadmill.

The 61-year-old wildlife presenter is now embarking on a surprising career change, taking advantage of the start of the year to create abstract animal sculptures.

“I’m not going to buy a Ferrari and run off with a 20-year-old,” he said. Mirror.

I have never taken three months off. Never. I can barely sleep, I’m so excited. I may have to ban [partner] Charlotte from the studios.

On his new art project, Chris added: “I don’t want any interference or interruption, I want to keep going.” It will be good to clear my mind and focus on something else entirely.’

Chris has had some tough times in recent years. In September, the presenter opened up about how he believed his stance on fox hunting was what led to his being firebombed in the fall of 2020.

Timeout: The wildlife presenter is taking a break from the cameras for the first time in nearly four decades (pictured with Michaela Strachan and Gillian Burke)

The naturalist alleged that the burning of a Land Rover Discovery was a “hit job” likely carried out by a highly sophisticated gang who had “clearly done it before”.

He said attacks on his property are “more common when fox season starts” because he openly calls for an end to the “unnecessary cruelty” of the sport.

The firebombing was the latest in a series of attacks apparently targeting the famed conservationist and his family. Chris has received death threats and his partner, Charlotte Corney, has been trolled.

“The thing is, all this becomes more common when fox hunting season starts because that’s what I’m talking about,” he previously told The Mirror.

“There was no ambiguity about the fact that it was done by people who had clearly done it before and knew exactly what they were doing.”

The wildlife expert noted, however, that authorities are “hopeful” someone will come forward with information about the attack.

He added: “They are hoping that sometime next year someone will help them.”

However, the BBC star has no intention of giving up advocating for the end of the sport.

It has to come to an end. It is one of the missions of my life, ”he explained. ‘We have to put an end to this unnecessary cruelty.

We are making progress and again that makes life difficult for them because they don’t like to lose. The aggro always starts as soon as the fox hunt starts.

Career: Chris says this is the first time in his TV career that he’s taken a break (pictured filming The Really Wild Show, which ran from 1986 to 1995)