Award-winning BBC series Top Gear is known for putting vehicles through challenges and stunts that could incur a serious need for costly car repairs. Each Top Gear episode puts the finest cars through their paces to test their endurance. The show is also known for the caustic wit of Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson. The outspoken, often abrasive Top Gear presenter hardly seems like the ideal house guest, which is why the recent poll result from moneysupermarket.com is so surprising.
The site ran a poll asking voters to name their ideal celebrity house-sitter, and chances are many of the site users are also avid Top Gear fans, because Clarkson came out on top, leading by 5% and beating competitors like footballer Wayne Rooney and singer Cheryl Cole.
So, when he’s not too busy filming a new Top Gear season, would the curmudgeonly Jeremy Clarkson consider taking his career in a new and decidedly less glamorous direction? It seems that despite his crotchety demeanour, British owners of residential property would still be eager to welcome him into their homes. However, home owners would be well-advised to lock up their cars before inviting the Top Gear personality to spend a prolonged length of time looking after their properties.