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Richard Hammond acknowledges his ‘hideous traits’ and claims being a male TV presenter is ‘catastrophic for mental health’ – weeks after his marriage split

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Richard Hammond has acknowledged his “horrible traits” and claimed that being a male TV presenter is “catastrophic for mental health”.

The former Top Gear presenter, 55, opened up to his daughter Izzy on their joint podcast, weeks after his split from his 28-year-old wife Mindy became public.

The father-daughter duo joined the Who we are now Steve Jones podcast, and the presence of the Welsh presenter inspired Richard to make the sincere confession.

Richard said: ‘As a man, keep your head up and control your mental fitness. “I think being a television presenter, especially a male one, is catastrophic.”

Continuing to discuss the personal impact of his television career, Richard added: “For 36 years, my male ego has been rewarded for some of the worst traits we can exhibit.

‘I have been encouraged to brag, I have been encouraged to believe that what I am about to say is compelling enough to capture the attention of 365 million people and that my questions are relevant. It can be scary.

Richard Hammond acknowledged his “horrible traits” and claimed that being a male TV presenter is “catastrophic for mental health” (pictured with ex-wife Mindy in October 2023)

Richard said:

...'I think that being a television presenter, especially a man, is catastrophic'

Richard said: ‘As a man, keep your head up and control your mental fitness. I think that being a television presenter, especially a man, is catastrophic.’

“I’m perfect, of course,” the presenter joked, before adopting a breathy voice and adding: “Completely balanced and happy.”

F1 presenter Steve actually started his career in modeling and was discovered on two occasions, with Richard comparing the Welshman’s good looks to his own.

“I’d like to put something heavy in here,” Richard began. ‘This is the sum of your roots, as a television presenter and as a model, as someone who was seen twice and then rejected.

‘I was a TV presenter when you started presenting, and I saw it and thought, “Oh fuck, look at it, I mean, look at it.” Part of me was thinking, “Yeah, hunk, no one’s ever said smelly Richard Hammond.”

Later in the episode, Steve talked about how he likes to stay busy, at which point Richard referenced his appearance again.

“I hate not having anything to do because I think a lot of what we do in TV presenting, in my case, is compensatory,” Richard said.

‘I’m shorter, of course I’m shorter than you. Thank you nature.’

The comment seemed to surprise his daughter Izzy, who chimed in to ask: ‘Are you okay? Do you want to talk about it? You’re really revealing some things.

The former Top Gear presenter, 55, opened up to his daughter Izzy (pictured) on their joint podcast, weeks after his split from his 28-year-old wife Mindy became public.

The former Top Gear presenter, 55, opened up to his daughter Izzy (pictured) on their joint podcast, weeks after his split from his 28-year-old wife Mindy became public.

Steve Jones (pictured) joined the father-daughter duo on the Who We Are Now podcast, and the Welsh presenter's presence inspired Richard to make the heartfelt confession.

Steve Jones (pictured) joined the father-daughter duo on the Who We Are Now podcast, and the Welsh presenter’s presence inspired Richard to make the heartfelt confession.

Richard explained that his mentions of Steve’s attractiveness were because he was curious if Steve had ever been worried that women only dated him because of his looks.

After Steve left, Izzy addressed the issue again as the couple wrapped up the episode.

She said, ‘Do you want to talk about something? I don’t think you’re jealous of Steve, but I think you’re pretty upset because he’s a good-looking man.

“Just because you can’t miss it when he walks in the room, it’s like ‘Oh, look at you, we’re the same species,'” Richard said. ‘And if I were from another planet, I would think: “Those are two different animals.”‘

The candid confession comes less than two weeks after he confirmed he had split from his wife Mindy and had been staying in the barn outside their home since August.

Richard reportedly “tried everything” to save his marriage for almost 18 months before accepting it was over for good with his wife Mindy.

“He tried everything,” a source said. the sun. “He hoped they could live separately at the same address under different roofs, but Mindy pushed for a complete divorce.

“He even took her to the south of France to sort things out, but it just didn’t work out.”

The candid confession comes less than two weeks after he confirmed he had split from his wife Mindy and had been staying in the barn outside their home since August (pictured in 2006).

The candid confession comes less than two weeks after he confirmed he had split from his wife Mindy and had been staying in the barn outside their home since August (pictured in 2006).

The couple married in 2002 and share daughters Isabella, 24, and Willow, 22.

The couple married in 2002 and share daughters Isabella, 24, and Willow, 22.

And although he did everything he could to save it, Richard was forced to move into a converted barn at his family home, Bollitree Castle in Herefordshire, in August 2023.

During this time, Mindy confessed that she had “had enough” and Richard now lives in rented accommodation a short distance from his car business, The Smallest Cog.

Earlier this month, Richard took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to confirm the split after 23 years of marriage.

He wrote: ‘A little update from us. This Christmas we were together as a family and this year we will continue to be a family, but with a slightly different structure.

‘Our marriage is coming to an end, but we have spent 28 incredible years together and two incredible daughters.

“We will always be in each other’s lives and we are proud of the family we created.”

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