TV host Jeremy Clarkson says he was shouted at when he went shopping after forgetting to wear a face covering.
Masks have become mandatory in shops across England in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus - with a fine of £100 for those who don't comply.
The Top Gear, Grand Tour and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host says he forgot his mask when he went shopping and was 'verbally abused'.
Mr Clarkson, 60, who has been tipped to appear in this year's I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here, lives in the Cotswolds.
In his column for The Times, he wrote: "Last weekend I went to the paper shop and remembered most of the things I now need for such a trip: spectacles, phone, hearing aid, tin of boiled sweets, gazetteer and a list of the papers I like to buy when I arrive. But I forgot my mask.
"In the olden days, when there was Enid Blyton and local bobbies gave apple scrumpers a clip round the ear, people would have forgiven a 60-year-old for making such a mistake. But not any more."
He added: "A man leapt from his 10-year-old Toyota to do some remonstrating.
"'Do you not need a mask because you're on television?’ he bellowed. And he hadn't finished.
"In fact his lecture, padded out with much profanity, was so lengthy that I never got the chance to interrupt and point out that he wasn't wearing a mask either. We see this sort of thing all the time."
