‘Clarkson’s Farm’s Kaleb Cooper Reveals BTS Arguments With Jeremy Clarkson
Kaleb Cooper shot to fame as Jeremy Clarkson’s farming manager in the hit Prime video series Clarkson’s Farm, and is known for arguing often with his boss and co-star while they are filming. Now he has shared that, in fact, only “40 percent” of the pair’s fallings-out are actually shown on screen.
Cooper told The Sun newspaper:
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“Everything you see on the camera is everything you see behind-the-scenes as well. I mean yes we still argue and I reckon they probably only show 40 per cent of the arguments we actually have.
“But the main thing is that if we have an argument, ten minutes later we’re best friends again. We’ll be like, ‘Do you want a cup of tea? Do you want to go to the pub? Do you want to go for a meal?’”
Cooper, who grew up near Clarkson’s farm Diddly Squat in the UK Cotswolds, is a lifelong farmer and has often shown his impatience with Clarkson’s ineptitude as he comes to grips with his new profession. Cooper has also released his own book and gone out on tour, thanks to his increased profile through the show.
He said of Clarkson: “I thank him by teaching him a few things about farming. I am thankful to him for bringing me onto the screen, and hopefully we are teaching each other things along the way. Yes he is my hero and he’s on my hero list and he’s taught me so much about television and hopefully I’m teaching him a lot about farming.”
After three series, Clarkson’s Farm is one of Prime Video’s most successful shows. Clarkson recently finished on The Grand Tour, bringing to an end his screen relationship with James May and Richard Hammond after 22 years.
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