Jeremy Clarkson will NOT host Who Needs To Be A Millionaire? after the following season, ITV boss reveals

Jeremy Clarkson has been axed because the host of Who Needs To Be A Millionaire, ITV confirmed right this moment, following the presenter’s extremely controversial Meghan Markle column. 

The 62-year-old wrote within the Solar newspaper in December that he ‘hated’ the Duchess of Sussex, 41, and wished to see her paraded by way of the streets bare whereas folks throw ‘excrement’ at her – apparently referencing a public shaming scene from the fantasy TV sequence Recreation of Thrones.

The backlash led to hypothesis that his hit exhibits on Amazon Prime –  Clarkson’s Farm and The Grand Tour – had been pulled after bosses on the streaming service had been reportedly left ‘incandescent’ on the fallout. 

Followers of the previous Prime Gear host feared he was successfully being ‘cancelled’ after ITV then failed to substantiate whether or not or not he would proceed as host of Who Needs To Be A Millionaire? 

ITV boss Carolyn McCall – who beforehand pressured out Piers Morgan – has now successfully confirmed that Clarkson won’t proceed in his publish.

Clarkson wrote within the Solar newspaper in December that he ‘hated’ the Duchess of Sussex (pictured with Prince Harry) and wished to see her paraded by way of the streets bare whereas folks throw ‘excrement’ at her 

‘We’ve got a contract. We’re contracted to this [season], so we’ll try this,’ mentioned Ms McCall to Selection journal, including: ‘After which we have now no future commitments.’ 

Ms McCall beforehand pressured out Morgan for saying he didn’t ‘imagine a phrase’ Ms Markle mentioned about her psychological well being throughout her explosive sit down interview with Oprah. 

An ITV spokesperson advised MailOnline: ‘As we have now mentioned earlier than, ITV has an extra sequence of Who Needs to Be a Millionaire? contractually commissioned (which has now recorded), and no additional commissioning commitments past that presently. ‘ 

In a letter to MP John Nicolson in January, Ms McCall, 61, mentioned Clarkson’s views are ‘under no circumstances endorsed by ITV’, including that his position as host of the present ‘doesn’t present a platform for his opinions’.

Ms McCall wrote a letter to Mr Nicolson in response to correspondence he despatched asking if Clarkson’s feedback went in opposition to ITV’s Assertion of Programme Coverage and Social Goal Technique.

Within the response on the time, which was printed by leisure web site Deadline, she didn’t say whether or not he would lose his job, however mentioned issues about his feedback had been ‘fully comprehensible’.

She mentioned: ‘ITV has no editorial management over Jeremy Clarkson’s impartial journalistic output in The Solar or wherever else he chooses to publish’.

‘Everybody at ITV may be very conscious of our tasks as a Public Service Broadcaster and I’d wish to be clear that the feedback made had been Jeremy Clarkson’s personal and are under no circumstances endorsed by ITV,’ she wrote. 

‘There isn’t a place on ITV for the feedback made in that article.’

She added that he was not an ITV worker and his position as host of Who Needs To Be A Millionaire? doesn’t ‘given him a platform for his opinions’.

ITV boss Carolyn McCall (pictured) – who beforehand pressured out Piers Morgan – has now successfully confirmed that Clarkson won’t proceed in his publish

Some weeks after the letter was printed, it was reported {that a} particular movie star episode of Who Needs to Be a Millionaire? was shelved after three feminine stars refused to work alongside host Clarkson.

The official line from ITV was reportedly that ‘scheduling points’ delayed manufacturing of the extremely anticipated particular, however The Mirror reported behind the scenes chaos prompted the choice.

A supply mentioned: ‘The emotions had been made very loud, and really clear. Specifically that they didn’t wish to share a platform with Clarkson and, in doing so, danger being seen to legitimise his misogynistic feedback.

‘They had been showing on the present to boost cash for charity, they usually had been acutely conscious that they didn’t need causes particular to their coronary heart to be caught up in any backlash. It was a no brainer to be trustworthy, they needed to stroll away.’

The ladies – all family names – reportedly hoped to keep away from being related to the star.

The choice to delay filming of the particular was first reported by the Each day Mail’s Alison Boshoff final month. Then, ITV had additionally put the choice all the way down to scheduling conflicts.

The studio, crew and celebrities had been all booked to attend the Dock 10 studio in Manchester and preparations for the programmes – which might have raised cash for charity – had been finalised. 

An electronic mail mentioned: ‘Owing to some motion within the ITV schedules, we’re now unable to file the deliberate Superstar specials till later this yr.’ 

Clarkson’s commonplace version of Who Needs To Be A Millionaire? was scheduled to start filming final month – a contractual obligation on behalf of the community, which it says it has now accomplished. 

Jeremy Clarkson’s hit farming present will return for a 3rd season, the previous Prime Gear co-host revealed. Pictured: Clarkson at Diddly Squat farm

Clarkson advised a fan who requested whether or not a 3rd season was within the works that ‘there may be one’ 

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However ITV bosses have now successfully mentioned this will likely be Clarkson’s final, as they don’t have any ‘dedication’ to additional editions with him because the host. 

Clarkson is regarded as paid about £3 million a yr to current the hit quiz present, having taken over from Chris Tarrant in 2018. 

Whereas he might not be persevering with on Millionaire, there may be excellent news for followers of Clarkson’s Farm, because the star confirmed in February that there will likely be a 3rd sequence – regardless of fears that it had been axed by Amazon Prime.  

Clarkson obtained glowing critiques on social media after the brand new season got here out final month, in addition to huge queues outdoors his newly reopened Diddly Squat farm store in Chadlington, West Oxfordshire. 

Binge-watching followers on social media demanded one other season of Clarkson’s Farm after viewing the second sequence of the present in a single weekend. 

Clarkson advised a fan who requested if a 3rd season was within the works that ‘there may be one’.

It got here regardless of the fallout from his column. Final month, the Unbiased Press Requirements Organisation (Ipso) mentioned it was launching an investigation into the piece after it obtained greater than 25,100 complaints. 

Clarkson and The Solar each apologised for the piece and it was later faraway from the newspaper’s web site. He additionally mentioned his language was ‘disgraceful’ and he was ‘profoundly sorry’.

The second sequence exhibits one other yr within the farm with new animals and crops in addition to Clarkson’s dealings with the native council.

Clarkson, who purchased the farm in 2008 and began working it himself in 2019, obtained a poor response from some villagers when he expanded the enterprise to incorporate a farm store and restaurant. 

He beforehand mentioned there have been ‘loads’ of different locals who gave the impression to be extra receptive, and inspiring, of his work. 

An order for the closing of the restaurant was appealed by Clarkson final yr following two planning purposes being rejected by West Oxfordshire District Council. 

He subsequently mentioned he ‘not wished’ for a restaurant and wished to develop on-site parking in a letter to the council in January. 

In the meantime, Clarkson additionally co-hosts Amazon Prime TV sequence The Grand Tour together with his former Prime Gear co-presenters’ Richard Hammond and James Might.