Jeremy Clarkson cuts a relaxed figure as he attends second day of The Big Feastival – after Amazon revealed why they didn’t drop his farming show following Meghan Markle column
Jeremy Clarkson was spotted on Saturday at The 2023 Big Feastival, held at Alex James’ farm in the Cotswolds.
The former Top Gear presenter, 63, looked relaxed as he sat on a balcony chatting with a male friend.
He stood out from the crowd in a bright orange raincoat, which he wore over a white grid-patterned shirt and a navy blue sweater.
Jeremy seemed to be enjoying a few glasses of wine while listening to a host of music acts at the festival.
Everything Everything and Katy B were part of the lineup that performed on Saturday, headlined by Tom Grennan.
Relaxing: Jeremy Clarkson was seen on Saturday at the Big Feastival of 2023, held at Alex James’ farm in the Cotswolds
Catching up: The former Top Gear presenter, 63, looked relaxed as he sat on a balcony chatting with a male friend
Bold look: He stood out from the crowd in a bright orange raincoat, which he wore over a white grid-patterned shirt and a navy blue jumper
It comes after bosses at Amazon Studios revealed why they didn’t drop Jeremy’s show Clarkson’s Farm in the wake of his controversial Meghan Markle column.
Jeremy sparked a backlash after he fantasized in a newspaper column about the Duchess of Sussex being paraded naked through the streets as people threw ‘excrement’ at her, in an apparent reference to a public disgrace scene from the fantasy TV series Game of Thrones .
However, his popular Prime Video series, which documents the workings of Jeremy’s 1,000-acre estate in the Cotswolds, was revamped by the streamer for stating, “There’s so much more to the show” than the presenter.
During a session at the Edinburgh TV Festival, panel host and journalist Scott Bryan asked Amazon representatives why they continued with the show after the backlash, which included numerous complaints to the press watchdog, the Independent Press Standards Organization (IPSO).
Fozia Khan, unscripted lead, UK Originals for Amazon Studios, said the team was ‘shocked and disappointed’ by what Jeremy wrote in The Sun, but ultimately made the decision to continue the show.
She added, “I mean, there are a lot of conversations going on. But I guess what I’m saying is that the show is so much bigger than Clarkson’s. It’s a really good show.’
IPSO maintained a complaint that the column was sexist towards the Duchess of Sussex, describing some comments about her as ‘pejorative and biased’.
The regulator ruled that the article drew comparisons to former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon and serial killer Rose West because the three are women.
Difficult: It comes after bosses at Amazon Studios revealed why they didn’t drop Jeremy’s show Clarkson’s Farm in the wake of his controversial Meghan Markle column
Terrible words: In the December 17, 2022 article, Jeremy wrote, “I hate her (Meghan). Not the way I hate Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West. I hate her on a cellular level’
Decisions: The popular Prime Video series, which documents the workings of Clarkson’s 1,000 acre farm in the Cotswolds, was revamped by the streamer because it read ‘There’s so much more to the show’ than the presenter
In the December 17, 2022 article, Jeremy wrote, “I hate her (Meghan). Not the way I hate Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West. I hate her on a cellular level.’
The former Top Gear presenter apologized for the piece, described his language as “disgraceful” and said he was “deeply sorry”.
The Sun also apologized and said it regretted publishing the column, which was removed online.
Dan Grabiner, head of originals for UK and Northern Europe, Amazon Studios, told the audience at the EICC: ‘I can’t tell you what a phenomenon the show itself is and what impact it has had on the farming community and agriculture. .
“We get messages from farmers all over the world who just love the show and from Kaleb (Cooper) and Gerald (Cooper) and they relate to those characters and say they’ve never really seen their world properly on screen, which is amazing. .
“And, as Fozia said, it’s a lot bigger than Jeremy Clarkson.”
Ms Khan also said the show is ‘entertaining and joyful’, adding: ‘It covers issues such as climate change, the struggles of agriculture and Brexit.’
Earlier this year, Clarkson’s Farm stars such as Land Agent Charlie Ireland and agricultural contractor Kaleb Cooper attended a meeting on agriculture in Downing Street with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.