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Jeremy Clarkson reckons he's having one "last roll of the dice" as he tries to make money from his farm, before having to sell it.
The former Top Gear host, 63, bought Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds in 2019 but has struggled to make any profit from it. Explaining his latest scheme to try and turn things around and bring in some much-needed cash, Jeremy shared his struggles in his book, Pigs Might Fly.
Opening up about how he's faring on the farm, he writes: "It would be easy for me to let the brambles and badgers take over my farmland and to sit back and watch the deer and squirrels eat all the trees in my woods. Which is why this morning, I decided to plant my game covers with mustard. It’s my last roll of the dice."
Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he's desperately trying to make a profit out of his Diddly Squat Farm in his new book (Instagram/jeremyclarkson1)
Jeremy's girlfriend teased the new series of Clarkson's Farm, despite its money concerns (Instagram)Admitting the mustard, which deters squirrels and deer, was his 'last hope', he continued: "My last chance to make something – anything – work," before adding ominously: "And if it doesn’t? I don’t even want to think about it. It hurts my knees and my outgoings this year are truly terrifying, even for me with four other income streams. So I can’t hand it back to nature and I daren’t move forwards."
As a seasoned host of shows including Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and The Grand Tour, Jeremy has other ventures to keep himself afloat, but it seems even these aren't enough to keep the farm open if it doesn't start generating cash.
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He wrote in his Sunday Times column earlier this month: "I've tried farming conventionally and it didn't work. I've tried diversifying and that hasn't really worked either. And I've tried with sheep and pigs and cows and that has been a bit of a disaster as well. So I arrived at a crossroads and was not sure which way to turn. I could sell the farm, but I like having it and for very good reasons. There are no death duties on farmland, so my children like me having it too."
Jeremy is tied into running Diddly Squat at least for another year thanks to the work of his land agent "Cheerful" Charlie Ireland, he revealed. The presenter's girlfriend also recently hinted there was at least one more series of Clarkson's Fram in the pipeline as she shared a shot of the show's crew talking to her man.
The actress, 51, who has been in a relationship with Jeremy for six years, took to Instagram to share a snap of the crew and Jeremy in deep discussion. She captioned the photo, in which Jeremy's co-star Kaleb Cooper can also be seen: "Penultimate week #clarksonsfarm #tractor #amazonprime."
One person asked in the comments section: 'When is season 3 being aired?' with Lisa confirming: "Once they edit!" Another fan enquired: "Hopefully not the penultimate week of the penultimate season," to which Lisa replied: "...nope". Meanwhile, another viewer quizzed: "And season 4??" to which the actress responded with a thumbs-up emoji.