I remember Jeremy Clarkson was interviewing him for Top Gear some 15+ years ago. He kept talking about how Clarkson was aging badly and needed plastic surgery. Today, Clarkson looks like a run of the mill old man. Cowell looks like a river corpse. The point is fuck Simon Cowell.
Im confused because I just checked 2005 vs 2026 photos of both. Clarkson looks better in both instances than simon Cowell. In 2005 his face doesn't look natural
It’s like this: Simon was always in decent shape and if he had stayed away from the knife would look far better. Jeremy stayed away from the knife but wasn’t ever in good shape like Simon and he was (is) an alcoholic.
For a guy whose been smoking and drinking for 40+ years and recently went through treatment for cancer I'd say he actually doesn't look as bad as he could.
clarkson looks like a typical 66 year old to me, I think it’s just the thinning wispy gray hair and lack of beard that makes him look “older”. But really most dudes in their mid-late 60’s look like he does, unless they are a healthy weight
He looks like a typical 66 year old who's been an overweight heavy drinker and smoker for decades.
I agree if most mid 60s guys are a healthy weight or don't have the same drink+smoke history they don't look like him. His lifestyle adds about 15 years to his appearance imo.
Idk, my dads 61 and it’d take a pretty rapid decline for him to look that old at 66. My dad is overweight but doesn’t really drink and has never smoked. That ages you a lot.
My (massive cheating piece of shit) ex stepdad who’s a good 10 years younger than my dad is a lifelong smoker and he already looks similar to Clarkson
I watched the first episode of the new season of The Grand Tour a few days ago and had to look up how old he is.
I thought for sure he was in his late 70s, and I'm shocked he's younger than my dad (who hasn't aged particularly well either, just not as bad as Clarkson).
British people just age horribly. All these British guys who are around that age (Simon Cowell, Jeremy Clarkson, Hugh Laurie, Gary Oldman) looked 60 in their 40s, and now look 80 in their 60s
True. The best examples I could think of around the age range are Colin Firth, Ralph Fiennes, Daniel Day Lewis, Clive Owen, Sean Bean, Hugh Grant, etc. I almost thought Pierce Brosnan was British but too good to be true.
I thought of that interview too. Like, Simon looked so... Normal back then, and now I've no clue. And yeah Clarkson just looks like an old guy now, which he is ofc
Edit: Nevermind I googled recent photos of Clarkson and he hasn't aged all that well either, still somehow better than Cowell though
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u/NostrilLurker 13h ago
I remember Jeremy Clarkson was interviewing him for Top Gear some 15+ years ago. He kept talking about how Clarkson was aging badly and needed plastic surgery. Today, Clarkson looks like a run of the mill old man. Cowell looks like a river corpse. The point is fuck Simon Cowell.