Richard Hammond has revealed the extent of his and his family's financial worries after he left the BBC and Top Gear in 2015. The TV presenter, 53, was left with no income after a shock exit from the show after co-star Jeremy Clarkson was suspended and then axed for an "unprovoked physical attack" on producer Oisin Tymon.
With no finances coming in, Hammond was left worrying over being able to afford private school tuition for his two daughters and his private castle home, reports the Mirror. He wasn't the only one worried, as daughter Izzy also feared the family couldn't afford the basics and even a KFC takeaway.
In the Fuelling Around podcast, Hammond explained: "After we finished the show James had come over to stay with me for a few days. We'd gone to Kentucky Fried Chicken to get lunch for everyone with Izzy. "We got to the front of the queue, put our order in, and James typically said: 'Oh, oh, I'll pay Hammond' and I said 'no, no mate, I'll pay' and he said 'no, no, no I'll pay'.
