Jeremy Clarkson has insisted he has “no clue” who Beyoncé and Jay-Z are, despite reports that the superstar couple are set to become his new neighbours in the Cotswolds. The Clarkson’s Farm star made the comments at the National Television Awards in London, where he won Best Factual Entertainment.
Asked about the possibility of the Carters moving into his area of Oxfordshire, Clarkson was blunt. “I have literally no f***ing clue who they are. I mean, I have vaguely heard of Beyoncé and Jay Zed, but I honestly have no clue who they are,” he said.
Clarkson, 64, added: “Everybody says the Cotswolds has been taken over by celebrities, and I don’t see them. We don’t see them. I look out of my window in the morning, you don’t see them. Okay, they have got a house five miles away. It is like saying Fulham is being taken over. I don’t care. It is a really nice part of the country. It has not been ruined, and we are very, very lucky to live there.”
According to reports, Beyoncé, 44, and Jay-Z, 55, are in the final stages of purchasing a 58-acre plot near the village of Wigginton, with planning permission for a seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom mansion. If the deal goes through, they would join other celebrities in the area, including the Beckhams, Kate Moss, and Ellen DeGeneres.
Local reaction has been mixed. One resident told the Daily Mail he did not “give a flying toss,” while a worker at a local pub expressed fears the couple could change the local atmosphere. Reports suggest the Carters began looking at UK homes after the Los Angeles wildfires.
