Richard Hammond to announce shock retirement from television?

  • By Smith Alexander
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Hammond created a stir on Monday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

Sad news for Hammond fans. Speculation had been rife that the English television host best known for his show Top Gear on BBC Two, will announce his retirement from television, at age 54, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 23/04/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a television host isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a television host-journalist-author just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouRichard

For a little while on Monday evening, #ThankYouRichard was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.

“You’ve accomplished everything I ever dreamed of #ThankYouRichard.”
— @DesireePlum, 22 Apr 2024
“I thought Richard Hammond retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 22 Apr 2024

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