Jeremy Clarkson Refuses To Hug Or Kiss Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? competitors even if they win the jackpot, in case they end up accidentally kissing.

The TV presenter said he doesn’t like hugging either men or women in any way because he’s “too intimate” and his “genitals are dangerously close to theirs”.

And he finds greeting kisses a “nightmare” because he often ends up frowning at the wrong side of someone’s face.

As a result, Jeremy, 62, warns all guests of his large Q&A program in advance that he will not participate in hugs or kisses, even if they win his £ 1 million jackpot.



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Instead, the star, who also hosts The Grand Tour and Clarkson’s Farm, offers a handshake.

It is campaigning for the return of the “simple, painless and free” greeting that was removed from Covid in the event that the virus spreads.

“I don’t really like hugging other men,” she said.

“I always feel like my genitals are dangerously close to theirs, and I don’t really like it when they come in for a kiss, which happens sometimes.



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“I don’t even like kissing women in particular.

“It is too intimate and there is always the danger of being reported to the police. Especially if you’ve just met them in a park.

“And then there’s the nightmare of the kiss on every cheek.

“It sounds so easy, but you’d be surprised how many times I’m wrong.

“Some women think it should be an aerial kiss and tilt their head to the side, but I always think that means they didn’t even want the gesture of a kiss, which makes me stammer and get nervous when we start talking.”



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“Then there are those who turn their heads too much, so they end up kissing the ear, which is so disconcerting that I have a habit of raising my head too quickly and taking off his hat.

“And then you have the ones who turn their heads too slowly, so you give them the first kiss in the right place but you give them the second kiss on the lips. Which sends the message completely wrong.

“That’s why, when I conduct Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? I always tell contestants in advance that even if they win big, I won’t kiss them.

“They’re just going to shake hands.”

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