Jeremy Clarkson was left choked up as he thanked his farm ᴀssistant Harriet Cowan for ‘saving his life’ during an emotional send-off on Clarkson’s Farm.

The Top Gear legend, 65, praised Harriet, 24, in a heartfelt goodbye scene on the new series of his hit Prime Video show, which dropped on Friday.

Harriet – who had been stepping in for fan favourite Kaleb Cooper, 26 – was heading back to Derbyshire after lending a helping hand at Diddly Squat Farm.

Getting visibly emotional, Jeremy told Harriet: ‘Listen, you’ve been an absolute star. Thanks ever so much for everything.

‘Absolutely brilliant, and best of luck, and I’ll send you pictures of the barley when it’s growing.’

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Jeremy Clarkson was left choked up as he thanked his farm ᴀssistant Harriet Cowan for ‘saving his life’ during an emotional send-off on Clarkson’s Farm

The Top Gear legend, 65, praised Harriet, 24, in a heartfelt goodbye scene on the new series of his hit Prime Video show, which dropped on Friday

Harriet – who had been stepping in for fan favourite Kaleb Cooper , 26 – was heading back to Derbyshire after lending a helping hand at Diddly Squat Farm

Quick as a flash, Harriet quipped: ‘If there are any f**k ups don’t send them to me.’

Jeremy replied: ‘No, I’m not. I’m not going to tell Kaleb either. That’s the important thing. Saved my life, you did. You were brilliant.’ 

As she packed up to leave the caravan she’d been living in, Jeremy quickly asked if he could call on her again if he ever got ‘stuck’ to which she ᴀssured him he could.

Speaking directly to camera, the telly star summed it all up with: ‘She’s a superstar, that one.’

Clarkson’s kind words came after weeks of chaos at the farm following Kaleb’s absence. 

The young farmer was away touring with his live show, The World According to Kaleb, leaving Jeremy to tackle most of the graft alone.

In one scene, the TV presenter is seen stranded in the dark, stuck in a tractor and completely overwhelmed.

‘I don’t know anything,’ he says, flustered. ‘The fuse has blown [in the tractor], Lisa’s in London, Kaleb’s off wherever the b****y hell he is.

‘It’s coming up for six o’clock and all I’ve drilled in a whole day is a tenth of the field.’

With Kaleb away, Jeremy had to tackle most of the graft alone but after getting stranded in the dark, stuck in a tractor and completely overwhelmed, he asks land agent Charlie for help who appoints Harriet

As she packed up to leave the caravan she’d been living in, Jeremy quickly asked if he could call on her again if he ever got ‘stuck’ to which she ᴀssured him he could

Full-time farmer and nurse Harriet soon stepped in and after the fourth series aired, many fans were rooting for her and commented that ‘a star is born’ 

Struggling to stay afloat, he turns to land agent Charlie Ireland for help.

‘I’m thinking while Kaleb is away I’m going to need a hand,’ he admits. ‘Is it possible for you to go away and find someone to give me a hand? Because I’m properly struggling.’

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Full-time farmer and nurse Harriet soon stepped in and after the fourth series dropped on Friday, fans raved ‘a star is born’ at the newcomer.

They wrote on X: ’30 minutes in and I’m calling it already Harriet is going to be mᴀssively famous and she could be worth bringing back #clarksonsfarm.’

‘And a ‘Star’ is born Harriet Cowen! #clarksonsfarm #amazonprimevideo.’

‘#clarksonsfarm S4 and I already love Harriet ‘4000 years old’ ‘That’s as old as you?’,’ another penned, followed by laughing emojis.

‘And I’m already rooting for Harriet… she’s brilliant.’

‘I love Harriet. And I love that she calls the Lambo ‘she’.

Harriet features in the very first episode and Jeremy said: ‘Later, after I’d fed the animals, finished off the GS4 drilling and gone back to the office to deal with the daily government paperwork, my new helper arrived, a young farmer called Harriet.’

She sits down with the TV star in his office and described her journey from Derbyshire.

Jeremy offers Harriet coffee to which she replies, ‘No thanks, I don’t like coffee, have you got tea?’

He says, ‘No’ to which she jokes, ‘I’ll be alright then’.

Clarkson’s kind words came after weeks of chaos at the farm following Kaleb’s absence

During the conversation, she admits she hasn’t properly watched Clarkson’s Farm before and explains how her family work on a farm that used to be her grandfather’s.

Despite rumours he had left Clarkson’s Farm, Kaleb confirmed on Thursday during an interview on This Morning that he was still very much a part of the show and didn’t hold back on complimenting Harriet’s work so far.

‘I’m still involved, there’s lots of rumours going about that I’ve been replaced but I’m still here, Harriet stepped in as I jumped away on tour, I’m very grateful that Harriet came along and saved the day,’ he said.

The farmer added Jeremy ‘shouldn’t be trusted alone on the farm, he’s getting better but there are loads of things he still can’t do’.