'Who knows what may happen' Jeremy Clarkson drops HUGE hint about rival Top Gear show
JEREMY CLARKSON has hinted that his new TV show, thought to rival Top Gear, could actually go global.
Clarkson, Hammond and May kick start their Live tour
Clarkson, Hammond and May kicked off their Live tour in Belfast this evening and as they took to the stage, the former Top Gear presenters fuelled rumours suggesting that they'd been working on a rival show.
"We have had a lot of interest from all around the world in our TV programme and who knows what may happen," Clarkson told an excited crowd.
It's been a busy week for Clarkson after he did his first interview on BBC Radio 2 since being sacked by the Beeb earlier this year following a "fracas" with a producer.
Despite it no doubt being a stressful time, the 55-year-old looked full of energy as he took to the stage alongside co-stars Richard Hammond and James May at Belfast's Odyssey Arena for the first gig of the tour tonight.
Clarkson came in to the theme of boxing anthem Eye Of The Tiger. The show opened with footage of him throwing a hefty left hand, then the man himself arrived in a hovercraft to the music which once accompanied Irish boxer Barry McGuigan into the ring.
Former Top Gear presenters take to the stage in Belfast
Clarkson did his first big interview this week since leaving the BBC
Clarkson, Hammond and May have been spotted attending "secret meetings" together over the past month or so, but this is their first public appearance since leaving Top Gear.
The six-month global tour of the rebranded Clarkson, Hammond and May Live team will end in London in November.
The presenters said the show would feature "an array of super cars that would make even a Kuwaiti faint" as well as vehicles made from kitchen appliances.
Top Gear Live had run for a number of years but organisers stripped it of all branding following Clarkson's departure from the motoring show.
Following Belfast, the tour heads to Sheffield, Johannesburg, South Africa and Stavanger in Norway in June.
Then it goes to Australia for shows in Perth and Sydney in July, followed by Warsaw in October and ending at London's O2 arena for two nights in November.
Trio have renamed the tour 'Clarkson, Hammond and May Live'
Clarkson has hit the road with Hammond and May
The first show comes after Jeremy revealed all to Chris Evans about leaving the BBC this week.
He said: "I love the BBC. There are some dreadful people in it but there are also some really talented, brilliant people. I will never complain about it."
But the host added that he is now "busier" than ever and said he has "absolutely no idea" about what his future holds.
Speaking of his departure, Clarkson admitted: "I was very sad – but it was my own silly fault so I can hardly complain.
"It was very much my baby, I absolutely adored it and I worked all the time on it, I worked all through the night on it."