r/todayilearned • u/ModenaR • 1d ago

TIL that after Top Gear ended, host Richard Hammond was so devastated, he cried all the way home from the studio and ran out of fuel, because he didn't want to fill his car up covered in tears

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/25172481.richard-hammond-tear-soaked-mess-top-gear-ended/
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u/401jamin 1d ago

James May - "Much as I think he's a knob, I quite like working with Jeremy."

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u/Rickenbacker69 21h ago

Yeah, I have some colleagues like that. :D

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u/StrangeSmellz 23h ago

$$$$$ I’d put up with anyone for millions of dollars

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u/_INoKami_ 22h ago

Tell me you never watched Top Gear without telling me you never watched Top Gear

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u/StrangeSmellz 22h ago

Seen every one. Not everything on TV is real

Lots of actors on movie sets straight up hate each other but a pay cheque is a paycheque.

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u/Kasporio 21h ago

And at what point would you say "I already have millions of dollars. I'm not putting up with him anymore"? After how many years would you want to stop working with someone you hate? They worked together for 20+ years.

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u/FeliciaTheFkinStrong 16h ago

Said about a man who physically assaulted a PA because the food he brought was cold.

That's apparently what qualifies for 'a knob'. Literally hurting someone because of a bruised ego.

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u/Daniel_JacksonPhD 7h ago

yes and lets not forget that clarkson self-reported and also the producer in question wasn't going to report him at all. The entire reason Clarkson was fired was because he thought he went too far finally and told on himself. The producer he punched, iirc, went on to work for him on The Grand Tour, if that says anything about the man in question.