Jeremy Clarkson has used Liam Gallagher as an example of something he hates about Mancunians.
Jeremy Clarkson has taken a blunt swipe at Manchester accents, singling out Liam Gallagher in the process.
Writing for The Sunday Times, the former Top Gear host reflected on his long-running role as host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, revealing that his excitement about landing the job was initially tempered when he learned where it would be filmed.
“When I was offered the chance to host Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, I immediately signed the contract and then ran around in little circles, grabbing my tinkle and squeaking,” Clarkson wrote.
“I love quiz shows, and Millionaire is the biggest and the best of them all, so I was very happy. And I continued to be very happy until I found out that it would be filmed in Manchester.”
Jeremy went on to describe his feelings about the northern city—though he admits they have softened over time. Originally from Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, he claimed there is a natural rivalry between those on opposite sides of the Pennines.
“It’s true, of course, that no one is born racist,” he wrote, adding that “people from Yorkshire, like me, are born with an instinctive dislike of people from the other side of the Pennines. The wet side. The gloomy side. The miserable side.”
His next swipe was aimed at Mancunian accents, which he described as the worst of northern ones.
“The side where everyone speaks with that stupid accent. If you’re going to sound northern, have the decency to talk like Sean Bean or Mark Knopfler, not Liam bloody Gallagher.”
Despite his initial scepticism, Clarkson admits his feelings about Manchester have evolved after years of travelling there to film the quiz show.
“However, I’ve been going to Manchester for eight years now, to record the show, and I must admit, it’s been steadily growing on me,” he wrote. “I came to not mind it, and then I started to like it, and now—drum roll, please—I think it might be better than London.”
Source: Mirror
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