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Jeremy Clarkson ‘peed out dust’ after concerning revelation on The Grand Tour-Sabrina Barr-Entertainment – Metro
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We didn’t think we’d be hearing about the presenter’s toilet habits… (Picture: Prime Video/Ellis OBrien)
Jeremy Clarkson became so dehydrated while filming the latest instalment of The Grand Tour that he ended up ‘peeing out dust’. Yes, really.
For the past eight years, the TV presenter has hosted the Prime Video motoring series alongside Richard Hammond and James May, after they left Top Gear in 2015.
Now, the trio are embarking on their penultimate adventure on The Grand Tour, making their way to the African country of Mauritania, where they’ll tackle the relentlessly-hot Sahara.
Ahead of the release of the programme later this month, Jeremy, 63, spoke about the difficulties of being in the desert – although he revealed that surprisingly, ‘you don’t get filthy’ while in that environment.
‘It’s a very strange thing but sand is incredibly clean. We’ve experienced this in the Atacama and the Gobi and the Nomad and all the places we’ve driven over the years. You don’t get dirty. But it was bloody tough,’ he shared.
‘We drank litres and litres of water, and we didn’t pee. I mean, I don’t know where it was going. Hammond said after three or four days, “I’m going to have a pee” and I suddenly thought, “I haven’t had a pee this whole time.”’
The presenters had to cope with extremely hot conditions (Picture: Prime Video)
James, 61, added that when they were eventually able to relieve themselves, it was a peculiar experience.
‘We did go a few days without a proper wee, and I’m someone who likes to urinate freely. I mean, not in my trousers, but I don’t like to hold it in,’ he said.
‘When we did wee it sort of came out as dust.’
Jeremy emphasised just how hot it really was when they were filming, explaining that even when they were in the shade, temperatures reached a soaring 50 degrees Celsius.
Richard explained that he felt right at home while camping (Picture: Prime Video/Ellis OBrien)
‘You never see the locals during the day, ever. We hardly saw anybody at all but if we did occasionally encounter a small village, it would have maybe six or seven huts and everyone would be inside them all day,’ he recollected.
‘They venture out only after the sun has set because it’s so hot.
‘Camping is always ghastly but when you’re in the middle of the Sahara Desert, you have no alternative. There are no hotels, there are no guest houses or even restaurants or shops. It’s very much the opposite of, say, Luxembourg.’
However, Richard, 54, was absolutely loving the camping experience, saying that he’s ‘such a boy scout’.
This will be the trio’s penultimate programme of The Grand Tour (Picture: Prime VIdeo)
‘I’m never happier than when I’m packing my bag and I’m wrapping up my best pen knife and a collapsible stove and a little bag to put things in to keep them dry. I like a sleeping bag and a torch. I love all things to do with camping,’ he stated.
‘Obviously, there are a lot of us to be catered for and we can’t just be let loose into the wild. It’s organised. But there were evenings when it was quieter and things were smaller, and I was in my funny little tent on my car on my own and I’m very, very happy doing that.’
The Grand Tour: Sand Job launches on Friday February 16 on Prime Video.
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