Finally, motormouth Clarkson is silenced – by raging Lady Green
HE’S renowned for his forthright views – and ability to expound them at length in his own charmingly forceful and loud fashion.
Yet it seems there is someone who can stop motormouth Jeremy Clarkson in his tracks – the equally intimidating wife of scandal-hit tycoon Sir Philip Green.
Lady Green took exception when Clarkson made a public quip about her husband’s knighthood – and phoned him to deliver an awesome ear-bashing.
The former Top Gear frontman, who has offended everyone from caravan owners to Argentina, dropped his bombshell while presenting The Who’s Roger Daltrey with an award at a music industry bash attended by other knights of the realm, including Sir Tom Jones and Sir Peter Blake. Cheeky Jeremy, 56, said: ‘They’ve given knighthoods to Philip Green, Fred The Shred, Jimmy Savile, then Roger’s sitting down there with a CBE. I mean come on!’
Hearing of the remark at the Music Industry Trusts Awards, Lady Green tracked down his phone number and unleashed her wrath on the presenter, whom she had previously considered an ‘acquaintance’.
My source said: ‘Jeremy told friends, “I got such a shouting at by Tina Green because of the Roger Daltry thing. She gave me a right earful.”’
Jeremy, paid £10million a year for his new car show on Amazon Prime called The Grand Tour, moves in similar celebrity circles to the Greens. They have attended the same charity events and the presenter is a regular at the grand prix in the Greens’ base of Monaco.
Lady Green is said to be extremely unwilling to give up her title as Sir Philip battles to keep his knighthood amid the storm over the sale and collapse of BHS, which was part of his Arcadia Group. MPs have passed a motion calling for Sir Philip to be stripped of the honour.
His wife of 25 years, Monaco resident Tina is crucial to the empire. The Arcadia companies are i n her name, allowing them to enjoy the principality’s tax regime.