Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is to give his first television interview since his near-fatal accident to entertainer Jonathan Ross.
The 36-year-old will appear on BBC One’s Friday Night With Jonathan Ross on December 22nd.
Hammond, nicknamed the ‘Hamster’, almost died when the 300mph jet-powered dragster he was driving veered off the track at Elvington airfield, near York, back in September.
He was treated for a brain injury at Leeds General Infirmary and has since made a “remarkable” recovery.
Hammond’s severe injury had reduced him to a “child-like state” in which he became obsessed with Lego, which he said helped him recover.
He suffered short-term memory loss, became disorientated and also endured “excruciating” pain, for which he was prescribed morphine.
Filming on the new series of Top Gear was suspended after the accident, but has since resumed.
Hammond will be back in the studio in early 2007.
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walking leaf says:
Tonight (Friday, December 22nd) Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is a guest on Jonathan Ross’s chat show.
During the interview, Richard admits he has no recollection of the incident that nearly killed him.
Read the article here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6201247.stm
At least the ‘Hamster’ will give a better interview than Jeremy Clarkson, who made a fool of himself. See this video clip below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4Mzbaf6cSM
Dec 10, 2006, 6:08 am