Richard Hammond has branded himself “an idiot” after he managed to lock himself out of his own home following his split from his wife. The 55-year-old former BBC Top Gear star shared his troubled day on YouTube in a video which has sent fans hysterical.
“I’m late because I locked myself out of the house,” Hammond confessed to his fans. “I’m actually getting ready this afternoon to go to the Lake District, I’ve got everything packed and ready, and then I thought I’ll go and empty the bins.
“So I took the kitchen bin out the front door – I never lock anything – but it’s a Yale lock, and the door stuck. I was stood outside, I was in my Crocs, I was in my dressing gown. I didn’t have my phone, the keys, anything.” He said: “It was quite panicky, and I thought, ‘What do I do now?’
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“I thought about crying, but then I thought that won’t help. I felt about 10.” After failing to break in via a window, the Solihull TV star went on to admit: “I don’t know how burglars make a living,” before he conceded defeat and called a locksmith.
He said: “I do not know. So in the end, I had to phone a locksmith, who got in in five seconds. So in short, I’m late because I’m an idiot.” In a video posted to his Drive Tribe YouTube channel, Richard is still wearing his wedding ring, leading viewers to wonder if the presenter is holding out hope for a reconciliation.
“People keep wearing their wedding and engagement rings post-divorce for a myriad of reasons,” saysmental wellbeing expert Annalie Howling. “The ring might provide a feeling of familiarity and security, but also, they help to define us.”
Relationship expert Dr. Tara adds: “There are many reasons why people wear their rings post-divorce. One being that they’re going through their mourning period. It’s normal to desire consistency in their life after such a tumultuous event such as divorce. In this case, they’ll take them off when they’ve mourned enough and ready to move on.