Gerald Cooper

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Gerald Cooper
BornFebruary 1949 (age 76) [1] [2]
Occupation farmhand
Television Clarkson's Farm

Gerald Cooper is an English farmhand who became famous after appearing on Clarkson's Farm . He is an expert in dry stone walling and maintains the walls on Clarkson's farm. His other tasks include combine harvesting, which he has done for over fifty years.

He has a 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

  1. ↑ Miranda Norris (30 May 2021), "Q&A with Jeremy Clarkson about his upcoming TV show Clarkson's Farm", Oxford Mail
  2. ↑ Alexandra Bullard (27 February 2024), Jeremy Clarkson sparks frenzy at Clarkson's Farm co-star Gerald's birthday bash
  3. ↑ Maren Lickhardt (22 October 2024), "Clarkson's Farm", POP. Kultur und Kritik, 13 (2): 117–121, doi:10.14361/pop-2024-130216
  4. ↑ Samantha Masters (22 February 2025), Clarkson's Farm's Gerald Cooper's 'real' voice off-camera as TV star makes edit claim, Gloucestershire Live
  5. ↑ 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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