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Alan Johnson

Jeremy Clarkson reveals why he won't hug Who Wants To Be A Millionaire contestants

Presenter Jeremy Clarkson has revealed the bizarre reason he refuses to embrace contestants on the ITV hit show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

The 62-year old claims hugging a male or female under any circumstance would feel "too intimate" and that he could end up snogging them.

In an interview with the Daily Star, the veteran TV star said: "There's always a sense that my genitals are perilously close to theirs, and I really, really don't like it when they move in for a kiss, which sometimes happens as well."

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