‘Flashman’ Jeremy Clarkson meets the real world and clearly doesn’t like it — theguardian.com

Is Jeremy Clarkson too rich to be the new host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?? I was going to say “upmarket”, but then I remembered his wardrobe and that’s even when the dad jeans are absent, presumably on “showbiz builder’s-crack” duty elsewhere. Anyway. Clarkson is fine on Millionaire – if you’re in the market for Harry Flashman as a gameshow host. However, before there was finally a big win, Clarkson seemed increasingly irate that contestants not only scored low but also aimed low. As they talked about conservatories or holidays, setting their “safety net” figures low, he kept moaning about lack of ambition. Doing so, he betrayed himself as a spoiled, overgrown, rich kid.

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