{"id":69041,"date":"2023-11-15T00:13:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T00:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/?p=69041"},"modified":"2023-11-15T00:13:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T00:13:32","slug":"jeremy-clarkson-opens-up-about-disastrous-first-job-before-tv-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/celebrities\/jeremy-clarkson-opens-up-about-disastrous-first-job-before-tv-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Clarkson opens up about disastrous first job before TV success"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Jeremy Clarkson shares setting in Botwswana after flight mishap<\/h3>\n<p>Jeremy Clarkson\u00a0admitted he was awful at his first job as he\u00a0looked back at his decades-long career.<\/p>\n<p>Before he was a Top Gear mogul, the 63-year-old presenter started out in sales at his mother and father&#8217;s toy company after struggling to find a job as a teenager.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Clarkson&#8217;s Farm star admits he was a \u201cterrible salesman\u201d and his first job was a &#8220;disaster&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Writing in his latest Sunday Times column, Jeremy explained that he had trained as a journalist and initially applied for jobs at a car magazine.<\/p>\n<p>When \u201cthat didn\u2019t work\u201d, he decided to try his luck with advertising companies.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE: <\/strong> <strong>Gordon Ramsay dropped major hint sixth baby was on the way in radio interview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/Jeremy-Clarkson-looks-back-on-first-job-recalling-it-a-disaster-5063062.jpg?r=1699872210409\"><\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI wrote to all of the advertising agencies that had a car account, asking for a job in their copywriting department.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite interviewing, he had no luck so ended up getting a job as a travelling salesman for his parents&#8217; toy company.<\/p>\n<p>He confessed: \u201cIt turned out that I was a terrible salesman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;d walk into a toyshop and ask the owner if he&#8217;d like to buy a stuffed dog or maybe a preposterous 3ft-tall felt Captain Beaky. He&#8217;d say &#8220;No&#8221; and I&#8217;d say &#8220;OK&#8221; and that would be that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Olivia Attwood sets record straight on I&#8217;m A Celebrity 2023 return[EXCLUSIVE] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Jonnie Irwin admits he \u2018felt disgusting\u2019 during intensive cancer treatment[INSIGHT] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>I\u2019m A Celebrity host Ant McPartlin weighs in on 2023 &#8216;line-up'[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/Jeremey-Clarkson-1995-with-two-classic-cars-5063088.jpg?r=1699872210458\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Being a car fanatic, he was over the moon that he was able to drive a company car. He was given a Volkswagen Scirocco which featured a fuel injection.<\/p>\n<p>Despite not being his dream job, he reflected that he \u201cloved that car\u201d and having the \u201cability to move about and see things\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremey quipped: \u201cIn my first year on the job I sold absolutely nothing at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the job meant he was able to do a huge amount of driving, travelling to and from Swansea.<\/p>\n<p>His passion for motors eventually transpired to reprising his role as a Top Gear host in 1988.<\/p>\n<p>He has spent over 35 years in show business as a successful presenter and journalist.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018 he took over from Chris Tarrant and presented the popular ITV show Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?<\/p>\n<p>However, in recent years he has focused his time on farming.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008 Jeremy bought a farm in the Cotswolds which he named Diddly Squat &#8211; to indicate its lack of productivity.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Evening Standard, he initially purchased the farm because you do not have to pay death duties on land.<\/p>\n<p>However, he has massively got into farming which led to him filming his Prime Video, Clarkson&#8217;s Farm.<\/p>\n<p>After premiering the third series earlier this year it became the most-watched original series on the platform in the UK in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/1834376\/jeremy-clarkson-disastrous-first-job\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeremy Clarkson shares setting in Botwswana after flight mishap Jeremy Clarkson\u00a0admitted he was awful at his first job as he\u00a0looked back at his decades-long career. 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