Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he was so hungover before a live performance he had to have a “small injection” to get himself on stage.
The former Top Gear host recalled how he drank copious amounts of alcohol with his co-host James May in South Africa after Clarkson, Hammond & May Live was cancelled because of bad weather.
However, Clarkson told The Sun the pair awoke to pleasant weather and were told the show would go ahead as planned.
"We were told the weather was so bad for the following day that the show would not be able to go ahead and so we got a little drunk.
"We woke to discover blue skies and the show would go ahead, so James and I had to have a small injection to actually get us on stage.”
What the 'injection' in question actually was remains unknown but reports have speculated that Clarkson may have been referring to vitamin injections, which are sometimes used to soothe particularly bad hangovers.
Vitamins injections were condemned as an “extreme and dangerous fad” by the British Nutrition Foundation when they became something of a trend in 2001. The BNF also said they hoped they wouldn’t catch on, but unfortunately they did, and now appear on the Instagram feeds of singers and models.
The vitamins, which are delivered via an IV drip, are used to boost the immune system, speed up metabolism and provide an energy boost. The Harley Street Clinic claims the effects can last up to three weeks - but at £400 a session, they don't come cheap.
