Jeremy Clarkson speaks out after Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? gaffe sparks outrage
Jeremy Clarkson sparked major backlash from fans of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? tonight after failing to know who the First Minister of Wales was.
Fans baffled as Jeremy Clarkson doesn't know who Mark Drakeford is
Jeremy Clarkson left Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? feel incredulous tonight after he admitted he didn't know who First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford was. However, the ITV host has since addressed the blunder, explaining that filming for the episode happened over a year ago.
The Clarkson's Farm star provoked backlash from some viewers, who quickly to to X (Twitter) to air their frustrations. Steve ranted: "What is Jeremy Clarkson on tonight?! First he didn’t have a clue who Mark Drakeford is, and then he thought Gosforth is in Leeds!" (sic)
Rob added: "So Clarkson doesn’t know who Mark Drakeford is - or where Gosforth is? Don’t let him anywhere near Wales…. or Tyne & Wear!"
Phile was gobsmacked as he penned: "The contestant, Jeremy Clarkson and the phone a friend had all never heard of Mark Drakeford [laughing emojis]."
"Unbelievable that Jeremy Clarkson doesn’t know who Mark Drakeford is!" Jo added, while Philip quipped: "I wonder if mark drakeford has ever heard of Jeremy Clarkson..." (sic)
A perplexed Chris added: "Erm. Jeremy Clarkson didn’t know who Mark Drakeford is. What?" (sic)
Keen to set things right, however, Jeremy shared an explanation for his blunder on X, in view of his 7.9 million followers.
He wrote: "To be clear. This Millionaire was recorded more than a year ago. I know who Drakeford is now.!!!" (sic)
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"Gosforth is in Newcastle," another fan commented, pointing out Jeremy's other major knowledge gap this evening. The star then apologised, writing: "Whoops. My bad."
Mark Drakeford is a Welsh politician serving as First Minister of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour since 2018, while Gosforth is a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the county of Tyne and Wear.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? will next air on Tuesday at 8pm on ITV.