James May issues savage response after being banned from Jeremy Clarkson's pub

There's only two people banned from Jeremy Clarkson's pub, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his former Top Gear co host, James May.

The ban was announced at the pub's opening, with May stating it was "like being banned from the golf club". May himself has his own pub, The Royal Oak pub, which is around the corner from his home in Wiltshire.

Speaking to Christine Lampard on Lorraine, May made it clear he has no problems with being banned, as he issued a savage response back to his former co-star, who he spent 25 years working alongside.

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"Apparently, and I've said before it's a bit like being banned from a golf club, I wasn't going to go anyway. I've got my own pub which is just around the corner, I'm not going to go 75 miles to his. Especially as mine's better," he said as Christine burst into laughter.

The petrolheads have always had a friendly rivalry, and it doesn't seem to have disappeared after the trio went their separate ways.

However, Clarkson shut down any rumours of a serious feud, previously stating: "We’ve spent more time in each other’s company than our families’ over the last 25 years so I don’t think it would have lasted as long as it did if we’d hated each other as much as James likes to think."

It's been a year since the trio went their separate ways, with their final episode ofThe Grand Tour landing on Amazon Prime.

Reflecting on his time with the two, which began on BBC's Top Gear, May told Christine: "It did occupy 25 years of my life. I worked at that job longer than I've worked at any other.

"That's almost half of my life, over half of my working life doing that. It is quite remarkable, but it's gone now and I'm just old!"

With no plans to reunite at the moment, the stars are each taking part in their separate endeavours. James May is currently on his solo tour, Explorers, which comes to the UK next week.

Elsewhere, Jeremy Clarkson is having huge success on the farm, and with his Prime Video show, Clarkson's Farm.

The show is hugely successful, and just last week Clarkson and the gang picked up an NTA for Factual Entertainment show.

However, he seemed to suffer an awkward wardrobe malfunctionwhen heading up on stage, as his trousers appeared to fall down.

While adjusting his trousers, Clarkson explained: "I should explain I am on mounjaro [antidiabetic medication Tirzepatide] and my trousers are falling down."

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