Gerald Cooper
Gerald Cooper | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1949 (age 77)[1][2] |
| Occupation | Farmhand |
| Television | Clarkson's Farm |
Gerald Cooper is a British farmhand who became famous after appearing on Clarkson's Farm. He is an expert in dry stone walling and maintains the walls on Diddly Squat Farm. His other tasks include combine harvesting, which he has done for over fifty years.
He has a strong West Country English accent and, as a running gag, the show portrays this as incomprehensible to Jeremy Clarkson.[3] Farming broadcaster Adam Henson has met Cooper several times and says that the show exaggerates his speech by overlaying Cooper's conversation with a double track.[4]
Cooper was diagnosed with prostate cancer but underwent treatment and was declared cancer-free in 2024. He then started a horse racing syndicate to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK. Shares in a gelding called "The Mullet", after Cooper's mullet hairstyle, were sold for £28,500. The horse is being trained in National Hunt racing by Charlie Longsdon and any winnings will also be donated to charity.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Miranda Norris (30 May 2021), "Q&A with Jeremy Clarkson about his upcoming TV show Clarkson's Farm", Oxford Mail
- ↑ Alexandra Bullard (27 February 2024), Jeremy Clarkson sparks frenzy at Clarkson's Farm co-star Gerald's birthday bash
- ↑ Maren Lickhardt (22 October 2024), "Clarkson's Farm", POP. Kultur und Kritik, 13 (2): 117–121, doi:10.14361/pop-2024-130216
- ↑ Samantha Masters (22 February 2025), Clarkson's Farm's Gerald Cooper's 'real' voice off-camera as TV star makes edit claim, Gloucestershire Live
- ↑ Catherine Macrae (3 January 2025), "Charity syndicate headed up by Clarkson's Farm star Gerald Cooper raises £28,500 for Prostate Cancer UK", Racing Post
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