Richard Hammond to announce shock retirement from television?

By Smith Alexander
London
Last updated on March 30, 2025

Hammond created a stir on Saturday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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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 55, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 30/03/2025 : 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 Saturday 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.