Jeremy Clarkson has been inundated with compliments after he returned to social media in a video shared to his beer brand Hawkstone’s page.
The 64-year-old has undergone quite the lifestyle shift of late as he continues to recover from an operation on his heart back in October.
Clarkson did make a rare return to the spotlight last month when he defied doctors’ orders to attend the farmers’ protests in London on November 19 but besides that, the Grand Tour star has been ordered to rest.
Or as the former Top Gear star puts it, he’s “not allowed to have fun anymore” after he admitted that his real fear following the health scare wasn’t the operation itself but the prospect of quitting alcohol, exercising, and overhauling his diet.
Clarkson touched upon his lifestyle change in his column in the Sun at the end of October, in which he said: “The worst problem though is diet. To cut my alarmingly high levels of cholesterol, I need to cut out, completely, everything I like eating.
“Bacon, sausages, beef, lamb, pork, butter, chips, proper milk, Cadbury’s fruit and nut bars and the interesting bit in an egg.”
He added at the time: “I’ve had a week now to live in the new regime and it’s horrific.”
Now, to kick off December, Clarkson has returned to the limelight to promote a new competition Hawkstone is running for its customers.
This month, Hawkstone customers have the chance of winning a “wheelbarrow of sausages” that are produced by his own butchers, Hops and Chops.
He informed Hawkstone’s Instagram followers: “Well, important news… the prize in this week’s Hawkstone prize draw is… a wheelbarrow full of sausages!”
Jeremy Clarkson stepped out in London last month to protest the government’s tax on farmers
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Clarkson was presenting from inside the marquee where Hops and Chops resides next door to his newly-opened Cotswolds pub, The Farmer’s Dog.
In the accompanying caption, the tagline read: “Fancy putting a wheelbarrow of sausages under your Christmas tree? One lucky person will win these delicious, British-reared, locally sourced sausages from Hops & Chops! Follow @hawkstone and place an order on Hawkstone.com this week to be in with a chance of winning. #HawkstoneChristmasGiveaway.”
While several fans rushed to express their excitement at winning the abundance of meat, others were more distracted by a fresh-faced, slimmed-down Clarkson.
“Looking slimmer Jezza,” one fan remarked followed by an applause emoji – a comment that has received over 110 likes.
“Jeremy looks great. Healthier. Happy to see that,” a second echoed, followed by a love heart emoji, before a third weighed in: “You’ve lost weight Jeremy, you’re looking well. Hope you’re feeling better too.”
“Looking so much healthier mr @jeremyclarkson1 good to see x,” commented a fourth while a fifth said: “Jeremy is looking SO MUCH HEALTHIER already! I really hope my grandchildren can enjoy watching him live in the future.”
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Elsewhere, a sixth typed: “You can see the weight dropping off now Jezza has knocked the booze on the head. Much needed as a lot of us were getting quite worried.”
And another asked: “Looking slimmer and healthier @jeremyclarkson1 hope you feel it?” (sic)
One thing that Clarkson has had to cut out of his diet is red meat, although steaks and such are still on offer at the Farmer’s Dog to punters.
However, the pub came under fire last week when it revealed the price for its fillet steak dish, with some critics branding the markup “extortionate”.