Jeremy Clarkson warned Jodie Kidd she would be hated as Top Gear host

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Jeremy Clarkson told model and motoring enthusiast Jodie Kidd she would be hated if she became a Top Gear presenter.

Jeremy Clarkson gave a blunt career warning to model and motoring enthusiast Jodie Kidd when she was being considered as a possible Top Gear presenter. He told her: 'Look, Jodes, you can go and do the best job, you can do an amazing film, you'll be a great host, but you're going to get hated. It's going to be a tough, tough job.'

Kidd had appeared on Top Gear's Star in a Reasonably Priced Car segment in 2003, recording a lap time of one minute and 48 seconds in a Suzuki Liana. The pair became friends, and Kidd sought Clarkson's advice when her name was being discussed as a possible replacement after his departure from the show.

Clarkson left Top Gear in 2015 when the BBC decided not to renew his contract following a physical altercation with a producer. He had been one of the biggest names in motoring television alongside James May and Richard Hammond. Chris Evans and former Friends star Matt LeBlanc were eventually chosen to front Top Gear alongside a wider presenting team.

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• Jeremy Clarkson told TV star 'you'll be hated' in frank warningClarkson's Farm and Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson told a TV star, "you'll be hated", in a frank career warning.Oxfordshire Guardian · 4 Nov, 12:30
• Jeremy Clarkson told TV star 'you'll be hated' in frank warningClarkson's Farm and Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson told a TV star, "you'll be hated", in a frank career warning.Oxford Mail · 4 Nov, 12:30

In this story: Jeremy Clarkson · Jodie Kidd · Top Gear · BBC · James May · Richard Hammond · Chris Evans · Matt LeBlanc

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