Overview

• In a Daily Mail interview and on the new series of Richard Hammond’s Workshop, the TV presenter says, “I got divorced,” offering his first detailed public remarks since January.
• He says he has moved to a new home and is seeking silver linings, noting the property’s views, space for his cars and bikes, and proximity to his workshop.
• Hammond describes the past 12 months as traumatic, citing his father’s death and the conclusion of The Grand Tour alongside the end of his marriage.
• He likens his approach to coping with the split to the mindset that helped him after his 2006 Top Gear crash, which left him in a two-week coma.
• The couple announced the separation in January with a joint statement that denied any third-party involvement and requested privacy for their family.