Richard Hammond says he still speaks regularly with Clarkson and May

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Richard Hammond has confirmed he and his former Top Gear co-hosts Jeremy Clarkson and James May still speak regularly.

Richard Hammond has confirmed he and his former Top Gear and Grand Tour co-hosts Jeremy Clarkson and James May still speak regularly. 'They're still idiots,' Hammond told the Telegraph, 'but I'll listen to their opinions on anything.' The former television presenter, 56, said it was 'not a definite no' about the trio appearing together on screen in the future.

Hammond told the High Performance podcast he 'would've carried on' with the Grand Tour after admitting the show ending left a 'big hole'. 'Had the others said, shall we carry on?, I would've carried on,' he told the podcast. 'We didn't know at the time, but God, it was amazing to do what we did.'

Should the three reunite on screen, Hammond said it would only be for a motoring programme. 'We only do cars,' he said. 'The only show you get when you get us three – well, four with producer Andy Wilman, and you need him – is what you see. That's the only show we can do. We can't do anything else, or else we would do it.'

Hammond currently presents Richard Hammond's Workshop on Discovery Plus. He was brought up in North Yorkshire and left Ripon Grammar School in the middle of his A levels before studying visual arts at Harrogate. His first broadcasts were on BBC Radio York, where he worked part-time at a bookshop and petrol station and collected chicken eggs on a farm while starting his broadcasting career.

How it is being reported

• Richard Hammond on the shows he and fellow Top Gear hosts could presentFormer Top Gear host Richard Hammond has ruled out presenting any show other than a motoring programme with Jeremy Clarkson and James May.The Press (York) · 2 Nov, 16:00
• Richard Hammond on the shows he and fellow Top Gear hosts could presentFormer Top Gear host Richard Hammond has ruled out presenting any show other than a motoring programme with Jeremy Clarkson and James May.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 2 Nov, 16:00
• Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May still ‘speak regularly’Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has confirmed he and his former co-hosts Jeremy Clarkson and James May still speak regularly.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 1 Nov, 16:00
• Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May still ‘speak regularly’Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has confirmed he and his former co-hosts Jeremy Clarkson and James May still speak regularly.York Press · 1 Nov, 16:00

In this story: Richard Hammond · Jeremy Clarkson · James May · Andy Wilman · Top Gear · Grand Tour

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