Jeremy Clarkson, the former presenter of one of the world's biggest shows, "Top Gear," has revealed that he was under a lot of stress during the time he hit a producer of the show.
In a column for the Sunday Times, Clarkson revealed that the fracas, which resulted in his suspension and eventual firing from the BBC series, happened two days before he was told the lump on his throat was "probably cancer" by his doctors. But because he was still in the middle of work on "Top Gear" and the show "always came first," the presenter had to forego an immediate checkup. He was later given an all-clear by his doctors, but he told his readers, "It was beyond-belief stressful, everything was going wrong, and then you know ... there you go."
On March 10, the BBC suspended Clarkson after confirming that he hit "Top Gear's" executive producer Oisin Tymon over an altercation with the show's catering. The decision has resulted in BBC cancelling the airing of the show's remaining episodes.
After an investigation by the broadcast giant, Tony Hall, one of BBC's executives, confirmed that it will no longer renew Clarkson's contract with "Top Gear."
Clarkson, 55, also revealed in his column that he may soon be working on another motoring program, signaling that he's ready to move on from the incident that has dented his career. Initially, he planned on quitting television altogether, but he decided against it. "Let's stop being silly and pick up the pieces and start again ... I just know I'm going to do another car show," the British TV personality wrote.
