It’s A-level results day and celebrities have always taken this day to give reassurance by sharing their own results.
The results day has even been renamed “Jeremy Clarkson day” by some.
Today, thousands of students will receive their results, many of whom will also learn whether they were accepted into the universities of their first choice.
Students could pick up their results from schools or colleges which opened at 8am or check UCAS to see the decision of the university of their choice.
Jeremy Clarkson
“It’s not the end of the world if your A-level results aren’t what you’d hoped for. I got a C and 2 Us and here I am today with my own brewery.”
It’s not the end of the world if your A level results aren’t what you’d hoped for. I got a C and 2 Us and here I am today with my own brewery.
— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) August 17, 2023
The TV personality consistently enters the conversation on Twitter with tales of his fortune and how he has managed to succeed despite everything, like an obedient fisherman to a river.
Each year, his tweets revolve around a theme. Clarkson was vacationing on a boat the previous year despite receiving U grades.
He boasted about his Bentley the year before that. In 2020, everything revolved around his farm and Diddly Squat home in the Cotswolds.
His previous tweets include:
- 2014: “If your A-level results aren’t joyous take comfort from the fact I got a C and two Us. And I have a Mercedes Benz.”
- 2016: “If your A-level results are disappointing, don’t worry. I got a C and two Us, and I’m currently on a superyacht in the Med.”
- 2017: “If you didn’t get the right A-level results, don’t worry. I got a C and 2 Us, and my chef is preparing truffles for breakfast.”
- 2021: “If the teachers didn’t give you the A-level results you were hoping for, don’t worry. I got a C and 2 Us and I’ve ended up happy, with loads of friends and a Bentley.”
- 2022: “Don’t worry if your A-level results are disappointing. I got a C and 2 Us and I’m currently holidaying on this boat.”
Rishi Sunak
“Jeremy has made a career of being the exception not the rule but he does have a good point here: Results day is important, but not necessarily a deal-breaker. Whatever results you got today, there are lots of options available to you.”
Jeremy has made a career of being the exception not the rule but he does have a good point here: Results day is important, but not necessarily a deal-breaker.
— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) August 17, 2023
Whatever results you got today, there are lots of options available to you 👇 🧵 https://t.co/Fkku7iNdhg
Rishi Sunak has responded to Clarkson’s tweet highlighting that it’s not the end of the world if you get bad A-level results.
The PM then followed it up with alternative options if you don’t get your choice of degree.
“If you’re ready to get straight into work, there are hundreds of apprenticeship courses available. This is a brilliant way into a whole range of careers, and means you can learn and earn on the job. Check some of them out here,” he added.
Russell Brand
“Good luck with your exams but don’t take it seriously- I have no A-Levels and am now studied for A-Level, it’s all rhubarb.”
Good luck with your exams but don't take it seriously- I have no A-Levels and am now studied for A-Level, it's all rhubarb.
— Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) May 12, 2014
Russell Brand reminded users a few years ago that A-levels don’t define your life.
Jake Humphrey
“#Alevel students. Good luck tomorrow, but remember — those letters DON’T define you. 18 years ago I got my exam results. E. N. U.”
#Alevel students. Good luck tomorrow, but remember - those letters DON'T define you.
— Jake Humphrey (@mrjakehumphrey) August 12, 2015
18 years ago I got my exam results.
E. N. U.
Sports presenter Jake Humphrey also set the same reminder that, despite his awful results, he became one of the most well-known names in the presenting industry.
Gary Neville
'I don't believe you should work for 16 years at school and then it all depend on a two hour assessment'
— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) August 17, 2023
Former footballer Gary Neville, who also helped found University Academy 92, spoke to #BBCBreakfast as thousands of students received exam resultshttps://t.co/HyUx62YcF9 pic.twitter.com/toMe6D7wZW
Although he didn’t directly tweet anything, BBC Breakfast has shared a clip of the former footballer’s interview this morning talking about A-levels.
He said: “I don’t believe you should work for 16 years at school and then it all depend on a two-hour assessment.”
