Joshua Goldman
Joshua Goldman
min read · August 18, 2025 · Entertainment

Jeremy Clarkson and Kaleb Cooper Shake Up JD Vance's Cotswolds Visit with Foul-Mouthed Standoff

Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper told JD Vance 's security to 'f*** off', during the US Vice President's trip to the Cotswolds last week (seen with Jeremy Clarkson)

SHOCKING SKIRMISH IN THE COTSWOLDS: JEREMY CLARKSON'S FARM STAR KALEB COOPER TELLS OFF VICE PRESIDENT'S SECURITY

It's a clash of titans in the picturesque Cotswolds, where the tranquil farmland has been disrupted by none other than US Vice President JD Vance's entourage. And, it seems, some locals are not too thrilled about it! Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper, 27, was at the epicenter of the drama, as he let loose a few choice words to one of Vance's security guards.

According to Jeremy Clarkson, who penned an explosive account in The Sunday Times, Kaleb was "invited" by the Vice President's team to pull over his tractor while hauling a precious load of wheat. But our rugged farmhand wasn't having it! As Clarkson revealed: "[Kaleb] invited his tormentor to eff off. And carried on regardless."

The divisive politician's visit with his family has attracted mass criticism among locals, who complained of disruption caused by Vance's extensive security team (seen last week)

It seems Kaleb had every right to be testy - after all, Vance's 27-strong convoy, accompanied by a posse of British police officers on motorcycles, was causing quite the commotion in the area. Not to mention the no-fly zone that Clarkson's drone team had to navigate around (hello, added drama!). As Jeremy dryly observed: "If he'd driven around in a VW Polo, nobody would have known who he was!"

Kaleb wasn't the only one feeling the pinch of Vance's security overkill. Clarkson himself revealed that his Amazon Prime show's crew were delayed due to the extensive security measures put in place for the Vice President's visit. "Several roads were blocked off and cars pulled over" to allow Vance's massive convoy through, Clarkson noted wryly.

In a separate incident, it seems Jeremy wasn't afraid to let his hair down either (pun intended!). When confronted by one of Vance's security guards about flying his drone, he allegedly shot back with a suitably pithy reply: "F* off" - to which the guard surprisingly replied: "OK!"

Jeremy revealed that when Kaleb was instructed to pull over his tractor in the wet weather, he offered a rather foul-mouthed reply to the security team

And speaking of drama, our man Kaleb Cooper has just become a new daddy again! Baby number three, Ashton, was born on Thursday evening at Chipping Norton Maternity Hospital, weighing in at 6.13lbs. We hear Kaleb's fiancée Taya is over the moon - and that the couple even treated their amazing midwife to a Chinese takeaway as a thank-you.

As Clarkson shared in his Sun column: "Kaleb told Taya to hang on while he finished harvesting the field, explaining (in his own words) that 'farming's not an 8-to-5 job'." Talk about dedication! Jeremy chuckled that Kaleb managed to finish the harvest in record time before rushing off to be by Taya's side.

In a previous interview with The Times Magazine, Kaleb confessed he felt "useless" during Oscar's birth - but this time around? He seemed more prepared for parenthood. After all, as he wryly observed: "I'll make all the money now, hopefully have a farm, then chill out, go partying and be in Ibiza... though I can't think of anything worse than being in a nightclub!" Sounds like our rugged farmer's got his priorities straight!

Kaleb complained about the incident earlier this week, in the comments section of one of Jeremy's Instagram posts showing the no-fly zone

Sources:

  • The Sunday Times
  • Clarkson's Instagram account (comments section)
  • Jeremy Clarkson's Sun column
  • Kaleb Cooper's Instagram account

The farmhand ¿ who has his own land and has spun out a successful entertainment career of his own ¿ fumed that his wheat had been soaked after he'd been held up by Vance's security team

It comes just hours after Kaleb announced the arrival of his third child, sharing the first photo his little one and revealing their sex and name (pictured)

Taking to Instagram on Saturday, he revealed his fianceé Taya had given birth to a baby boy on Thursday evening, who they had named Ashton

He shared a snap of his son wrapped up in a blanket and a knitted hat, as well as another shot of him tucking into a Chinese takeaway in the hospital while Taya cuddled Ashton

Kaleb and Taya are childhood sweethearts having got together in 2016, with Kaleb then proposing on Christmas Day 2022 (pictured together)

The couple went on to welcome their first son Oscar, four, (pictured) in March 2021 and daughter Willa, two, in June 2023