Top Gear star James May has cast doubt on a future reunion with Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond.
The TV legend told LBC that the three motoring stars have no plans to reunite professionally, more than two years after they ended The Grand Tour.
The 63-year-old said it was “slightly difficult” to “envisage” another project involving himself, Mr Clarkson and Mr Hammond as they are all “knocking on a bit”.
Speaking to LBC, he said: “You should never say never, should you, because then somebody will dig it up and hold it against you, but there is nothing planned.”
The comments come as the three presenters continue to pursue separate ventures following the conclusion of The Grand Tour in 2024.
While Mr Clarkson has focused on the hugely successful Clarkson’s Farm and Mr Hammond has launched new projects with Discovery, Mr May has thrown himself into a range of business and media ventures of his own.
One of his best-known projects is The Royal Oak, a village pub in Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire, where he has been a director and co-owner since 2020.
However, he has warned that running a pub is far from easy in the current climate.
He is also behind James Gin, an award-winning gin business he launched with distiller Hugh Anderson.
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According to the company’s website, the idea grew out of his involvement with the village pub.
He said the concept emerged after buying half of his local pub and wanting to help secure its future.
Despite joking that it seemed like an “obvious and relatively straightforward thing to do”, he admitted the reality proved much more complex.
Away from hospitality and spirits, May has also built a substantial online audience through his YouTube channel, James May’s Planet Gin.
The channel features videos covering everything from cars and cookery to drinks and travel, with May regularly sharing updates from his personal projects and interests.
Outside work, he has been in a relationship with art critic Sarah Frater since 2000.
The couple have no children and divide their time between London and Wiltshire.
