By Charlotte Webster-
Jeremy Clarkson is under fire for using the A level controversy to flash his wealth.
Jeremy Clarkson has been criticised for flashing his wealth in an attempt to console disappointed teenagers still reeling from this year’s downgraded A levels. The Grand Tour presenter tweeted his A Level grades to highlight the contrast with his current success in life given his material wealth.
Clarkson shared the low grades he received for his A levels decades ago with his 7.2 million followers, telling them to show that it did not stop him becoming financially successful in life.
His critics think he should know not everybody will get to build a large house with far reaching views like him, given the wealth he has acquired from his celebrity status.
One user accused Clarkson of boasting in the post, which he shared with his 7.2 million followers.Another claimed the post was “egotistical”.
The television star, who turned 60 in April and lives with his girlfriend on a farm in the Cotswolds, wrote online: “A level results not great?
“Don’t worry, I got a C and 2 Us and I’m currently building a large house with far reaching views of the Cotswolds.”
“I got 3 U’s and I own a large house in Berkshire, a London flat and a home in the Isle of Wight,” one follower wrote in the comments section of the post, before adding: “So cheer up you A level failures out there. It’s just the starting gun in your life. That’s all.”
Another twitter user supported Clarke’s views, saying : “I didn’t do very well in school. I didn’t go to uni. But I have a half decent job that pays well and owned my own home before the age of 30.
“Exams are not the end of the road if u don’t get what u want. It all pans out.”
Disappointed students had dedicated 2 years to their A levels, only to have them cancelled 2 months before the exams. Grades were lowered in schools across the Uk to prevent the possibility for ”grade inflation’ that could arise from the predictions of teacher’s.
The television personality seemed to lack an understanding of the effects on students many of whom had persevered for several months in some cases years, the hope of future wealth doesn’t appease these students.