Vinnie Jones has admitted it annoys him when people compare his reality show to TV hit Clarkson’s Farm because he is convinced they’re very different in several ways
Vinnie Jones is annoyed he keeps getting compared to Jeremy Clarkson. The footie legend fronts a show about the countryside, which often gets likened to Clarkson’s Farm.
He said: “It’s a show without an agenda, and it’s not a farm show… it’s an in-the-country show. Everyone’s tried to hang it on Clarkson’s Farm, which I find a bit upsetting. Jeremy’s done a fantastic job raising awareness for farmers, but ours is a different little show.”
Life In The Country, which streams on discovery+, follows Vinnie on his 2,000-acre farm in West Sussex. Vinnie has also revealed making the show has been a lifeline for him. It has helped him cope with the death of his wife Tanya in 2019.
Talking about starting the show during the pandemic, he told the Radio Times: “I’d just lost my wife, so I couldn’t have been lonelier.
“I spent lockdown watching Netflix box sets. When we came out, the first thing I wanted was to dive into the countryside.
“It felt like being on the top board with the ladder taken away – I had no choice but to jump in. The show was the same: I dived straight in.”
Vinnie has opened up about his mental health on the show. He added: “It was never planned, but we’ve let the show take its own course, like a river… if it hits a dam, it goes another way.
“There’s a lot to be said for discussing mental health in the countryside, because it can be a lonely job.”
Despite the show’s success, Vinnie isn’t sure if he will keep doing it.
He said: “We haven’t decided yet. I don’t want it to drag… three was our magic number.
“We’re building the lake house now and filming that, but do we want a construction series? When I played football, I wanted to finish at the top, not go back down through the leagues.
“We’ve had fun, but look at Clarkson’s Farm – there’s lots of politics there. I never want our little show to get like that. Ours is more of a hobby.”
For the full interview with Vinnie, click here.
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