Jeremy Clarkson reveals tragic loss on his farm just before Christmas: ‘It wasn’t a fun event, even for me’
Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson says he and his partner Lisa Hogan experienced heartbreak on their farm just before Christmas.
The TV personality, 63, revealed in his column that his wife's horse tragically passed away last week The times.
He kept his followers updated over the Christmas holidays and said he was enjoying the festive season at his farm in Oxfordshire – Diddly Squat – with his new granddaughter.
But it wasn't exactly a joyful time for the presenter and his family as Lisa's beloved horse, Bertie, 26, has passed away.
Elaborating on the disturbing news, he wrote, “It wasn't a fun event, even for me, and I didn't like it at all.”
Jeremy Clarkson revealed in his column that he and his partner had suffered a tragic loss on their farm in the run-up to Christmas (Photo: Jeremy and Lisa Hogan, 2021)
Keeping fans up to date with his festive happenings, the former Top Gear presenter said he would be enjoying his time at his Oxfordshire farm – Diddly Squat – with his new granddaughter (Pictured: Jeremy in 2017)
'When Lisa's horse died, I was upset because I could see she was dead. And because I would have to deal with it.'
The couple first realized that all was not well when they received word that Berie was 'on his side, in a stream'.
Unfortunately, when Jeremy managed to reach the horse, Bertie had already died.
The columnist also predicted that Bertie's death may not be the only unfortunate event during the holidays.
He joked, “Now that all this unpleasantness is out of the way, we won't have to deal with it tomorrow, which will free up some time for other unpleasantness.”
Jeremy sarcastically wrote that a cow could be hit by a car, a sheep could self-ignite or – perhaps even more likely – a fox would crawl back into the hen house.
The tragic news comes after it was announced that a fourth season of Jeremy's Amazon show Clarkson's Farm will launch a fourth season.
Jeremy's show has been a ratings phenomenon for Amazon and something of a business boom for the Grand Tour star.
But it wasn't all rainbows and smiles on the farm as he revealed his partner's 26-year-old horse, Bertie, had sadly passed away (2017 photo)
According to Jeremy, the couple knew something was up when they heard Bertie had been lying on his side in a stream
The show, which originally launched in 2021 and also featured outspoken Cotswold farmer Kaleb Cooper, has documented Clarkson's attempts to transform his massive 1,000-acre Diddly Squat Farm into a working business, complete with a farm shop and an organic beer brand.
The journalist shared the news via his social media the day after his departure from The Grand Tour.
In celebration of the fourth season, Kaleb and Jeremy try to gather the sheep in an attempt to spell four in Roman numerals.
But things don't go to plan as the couple gets into an argument as they struggle to round up the sheep accordingly.
Jeremy yelled at Kaleb, βYou're doing it in the wrong place. You happy idiot!β
His co-star accidentally placed the food in the wrong place, meaning the 'I' was on the wrong side – six instead of four.
Jeremy explained, “I'm trying to say four… I wanted to write 'IV', a four, to announce that the four series of Clarkson's Farm are coming,”
Although it took some time for the farming couple to get their message across to the sheep thanks to some clever camera tricks.
The unfortunate news comes shortly after: Jeremy announced the fourth season of his Amazon Prime show β Clarkson Farm β alongside co-star Kaleb Cooper (pictured)
In honor of the new series, the pair attempted to use sheep to spell the letter four in Roman numerals, initially accidentally spelling six. Despite the blunder, the two eventually got there, with the help of some camera magic (photo)