Jeremy Clarkson has revealed that he left BBC bosses furious over a poster he put up of Prince William and Princess Kate in his office.
The 62-year-old worked for the TV corporation when he fronted Top Gear from 1988 until 1999, before returning to the helm again with co-hosts James May and Richard Hammond from 2002 to 2015.
However, while sharing his thoughts on Gary Lineker's recent controversy with the BBC, Jeremy disclosed that he was also told off by his TV bosses due to their strict impartiality rules.
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In his latest Sunday Times column, he wrote: "I know someone who was told to take down his Union Jack because it was 'offensive', and I was asked to remove my poster of Mrs Thatcher because it was upsetting people who walked past.
"I did, and replaced it with a picture of Kate and Wills, which somehow made them even angrier."
He also claimed: "While I was waiting to go on The One Show, a producer said that I had to agree with the public sector strikes that were happening that day or it would be 'awkward'."
In addition to this, the star gave his thoughts on the BBC now after working for the broadcaster for 25 years, stating that they are fearful of social media backlash, so they often go out of their way "to be even more left wing".
He also argued there is "not a chance" the BBC would allow him to present Top Gear in the way he used to back in the day.
Jeremy's statements comes a week after footballing legend Gary sparked an impartiality disagreement with the BBC.
The presenter was taken off air after he shared a tweet where he compared the language used to promote the government’s asylum seeker policy with language used in 1930s Germany.
Following the tweet, Gary was later reinstated back into his role as Match of the Day host, as the BBC issued an apology while sharing a plan to review its social media guidelines.
BBC director-general Tim Davie said: "Everyone recognises this has been a difficult period for staff, contributors, presenters and, most importantly, our audiences.
"I apologise for this. The potential confusion caused by the grey areas of the BBC’s social media guidance that was introduced in 2020 is recognised.
"I want to get matters resolved and our sports content back on air," he added.
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