Kaleb Cooper, the 27-year-old TV star who is obsessed with all things farming and appears on Clarkson’s Farm, has made a confession about holidays that has divided the opinions of others
Clarkson’s Farm personality Kaleb Cooper has won over audiences since appearing in the Amazon Prime TV show alongside Jeremy Clarkson. The beloved agricultural worker is frequently praised for his approach and commitment to farming, though he recently sparked debate following a startling revelation about his views on holidays.
The 27-year-old, hailing from Chipping Norton, recently confessed that he’s never taken a holiday and has no desire to – and similarly dislikes venturing to other parts of Britain. This emerged during his appearance with motoring icon Clarkson on the Performance People podcast.
Kaleb revealed to hosts Georgie Ainslie and Olympian Sir Ben Ainslie that he doesn’t possess a passport.
Jeremy informed the hosts he’s “never been abroad”. Kaleb remarked: “I was told the other day if I got one, the first one is free isn’t it?”.
Clarkson replied: “It’s not the cost of the passport people consider, it’s the ability to go places with one.”
“I don’t need to,” Cooper maintained.
Host Georgia enquired: “But what about if you have a book signing in New York or something,” to which he declared he has “no intent to go to New York”, explaining he’d prefer visiting central Chipping Norton.
Clarkson commented: “Honestly when I met him…he’s never really being outside of Chipping Norton at all.”
Kaleb replied: “You sent me to London for the second time…for the wasabi which was awful.”
Georgia enquired whether he had returned since, and he explained he had visited the capital for the NTAs – though he mistakenly believed he was attending the National Tractor Awards, before realising it was actually the National Television Awards.
Ben Ainslie observed: “If you’ve got everything on your doorstep why do you need to go anywhere else?”.
“Well exactly I have everything in Chipping Norton, the shops, the people, my family is there, I don’t need to go anywhere else,” Kaleb concluded.
Many viewers considered Kaleb “wise” for holding this view, praising the television personality and remarking how satisfied he seemed with his lifestyle in the UK. One individual commented: “He is very wise. Travelling today is not easy especially with mass tourism taking over everything. Comfort and happiness at home is not dull or boring.”
Another contributed: “Kaleb doesn’t need to chase happiness, he has everything he needs, wants and loves on his doorstep. He is a lucky chap.”
A further comment read: “It’s called being content, he has nothing to prove. Once you reach the level of contentment that he has and have no intention or interest in striving every day. Life becomes very pleasant. To find contentment in what you have is a powerful thing.
“I think he’s great, authentic and loves where he lives and works,” observed another viewer. Someone else penned: “I love Kaleb, probably one of the happiest human beings on earth, just shows you cars, holidays and all the material shit people are out chasing don’t always make you happy.”
Another said: “Love people who are unapologetically themselves. This show is one of the best to come out and has humanized Jeremy so much.”
One other who can relate wrote: “Everyone says why do you not go abroad, been there seen it and it’s not all that. We have all we need here in this country.”
However, not everyone agreed. One individual who cannot comprehend his decision not to get a passport, said: “Imagine staying in the same place all the time, how dull is that.”
One other said: “You don’t have to be some hippy-dippy citizen of the world to have at least some interest in going beyond the boundaries of Chipping Norton. Even if you love farming, go to Ohio or Texas and marvel at how cast it is there.”
Season 4 of Clarkson’s Farm is now available to watch on Amazon Prime Video. Series 5 is due to air next year.
