{"id":9489,"date":"2026-07-18T10:53:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T05:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9489"},"modified":"2026-07-18T10:53:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T05:53:39","slug":"jeremy-clarkson-admits-i-was-a-bit-of-a-prig-and-shares-mums-brutal-advice-when-he-was-bullied-as-a-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9489","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Clarkson admits &#8216;I was a bit of a prig&#8217; and shares mum&#8217;s brutal advice when he was bullied as a child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_696e20\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has admitted he was badly bullied as a child at school but his mother had a brutal reaction that he has now shared in his latest column<\/h2>\n<p><button xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37446655\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jeremy Clarkson ahead of the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit in Northampton, Great Britain on July 5, 2026. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37446655.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/3_F1-British-Grand-Prix-2026.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37446655.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/3_F1-British-Grand-Prix-2026.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37446655.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/3_F1-British-Grand-Prix-2026.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37446655.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/3_F1-British-Grand-Prix-2026.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Jeremy Clarkson has spoken candidly about his childhood\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Jeremy Clarkson has spoken candidly about his childhood<cite aria-label=\"Image: NurPhoto, NurPhoto via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: NurPhoto, NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">TV presenter and former Top Gear host<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/jeremy-clarkson\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> Jeremy Clarkson<\/a> has admitted he was bullied as a child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In his latest column in The Sun <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/jeremy-clarkson\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Jeremy Clarkson<\/a> writes about his mother&#8217;s brutal advice when he was bullied at school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It comes as Jeremy Clarkson has labelled Springwatch presenter <a aria-label=\"Chris Packham'sLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/chris-packham\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Packham&#8217;s<\/a> remarks &#8216;b******s&#8217; after the naturalist voiced his grievances about <a aria-label=\"Clarkson's FarmLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/clarksons-farm\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Clarkson&#8217;s Farm<\/a> during Friday evening&#8217;s episode of Celebrity <a aria-label=\"GoggleboxLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/gogglebox\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Gogglebox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37446656\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37446656\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chris Packham speaking into mic in green shirt\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37446656.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Chris-Packham-speaking-into-mic-in-green-shirt.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37446656.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Chris-Packham-speaking-into-mic-in-green-shirt.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37446656.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Chris-Packham-speaking-into-mic-in-green-shirt.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37446656.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Chris-Packham-speaking-into-mic-in-green-shirt.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\"><cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Chris launched into a tirade while watching an episode of the Amazon Prime Video series for the <a aria-label=\"Channel 4Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/channel-4\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Channel 4<\/a> programme, on which he appears alongside his stepdaughter Megan McCubbin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He fumed in response to <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/jeremy-clarkson\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Jeremy<\/a>&#8216;s hit show: &#8220;Already, right, that&#8217;s not what a farm looks like. Most farms are horrible monocultures, which have been sprayed with deadly chemicals time and time again. The ground is pumped full of fertiliser, and loads of the animals are indoors in crates, being crushed and kept in the dark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;That&#8217;s an idealistic view of a farm, and it puts the wrong idea in people&#8217;s minds. And that&#8217;s only the titles!&#8221; He then turned to Megan and asked: &#8220;What&#8217;s my <a aria-label=\"blood pressureLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/lifestyle\/health\/ten-ways-banish-high-blood-9621402\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">blood pressure<\/a>?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jeremy has now fired back, revealing that Chris actually visited <a aria-label=\"Diddly Squat FarmLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/diddly-squat-farm\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Diddly Squat Farm<\/a> in 2012, spending the day in the woods &#8220;foraging and bird watching&#8221;, suggesting the <a aria-label=\"BBCLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a> presenter ought to know better having seen the farm firsthand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">While Jeremy claps back at critics now rewind to his school days it seems he was less confident.<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37397240\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37397240\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.3808543489449305\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37397240.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_An-Evening-With-The-Grand-Tour.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37397240.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_An-Evening-With-The-Grand-Tour.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37397240.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_An-Evening-With-The-Grand-Tour.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37397240.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_An-Evening-With-The-Grand-Tour.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond retired from the show in 2024\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond retired from the show in 2024<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Clarkson wrote in <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/39793688\/jeremy-clarkson-snowflakery-mum-advice-bullies\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">The Sun:<\/a> &#8220;When I was a kid, I sobbed to her one night that everyone at school was bullying me and she replied: &#8220;Well, if everyone is bullying you, you must be doing something wrong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Today, she&#8217;d be arrested for even thinking such a ridiculous thought. 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