By
Sarah Fitzmaurice
Last updated at 3:38 PM on 4th April 2011
Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has rubbished accusations that he has been having an affair with a work colleague.
Clarkson, 50, is currently on holiday in the Caribbean with his wife Frances and has even joked about the allegations which claim he has been involved in an ongoing affair with Phillipa Sage, 42.
The father of three joked: ‘I’m surprised to find that I’m the new Tiger Woods,’ The Sun newspaper reported earlier today.
Rubbishes claims: Jeremy Clarkson has laughed off accusations that he has been having an affair with Phillipa Sage. Pictured while on the Top Gear Tour
The paper also reported that Clarkson had said he enjoyed a ‘lovely lunch’ with Frances and their children for Mother’s Day.
Over the weekend it was alleged that the Top Gear presenter has been involved with a then-unnamed blonde female work colleague and it was claimed he has been conducting a relationship while away from home on The BBC Top Gear live tour.
Clarkson is managed by Frances, 49, and they have worked together for more than 20 years. She is credited with helping him cultivate his successful and lucrative career.
Accusations: The Sunday Mirror have accused Jeremy of having an affair with the blonde work colleague while on the Top Gear tour
The Sunday Mirror claimed: ‘Clarkson’s tanned lover joined him on the tour in Australia, South Africa and Norway – and spent several nights with him in his hotel room.’
And while the motoring presenter was on tour his wife, a former recruitment consultant, was at home in the Cotswolds where she runs his office.
Late last month Jeremy and Frances were seen leaving Scotts restaurant in London, just after the presenter had returned from a trip to South Africa.
It has been claimed by the Sunday Mirror that during that the trip Clarkson was seen feeding his ‘lover’ salad from her plate as they enjoyed
the sunshine by the pool.
The day after the meal in London with his wife and friends – Wednesday March 23
– the Top Gear Tour moved to Oslo where the Sunday Mirror claimed
Clarkson and mother-of-one Phillipa spent several nights together.
Married: Jeremy was seen with wife of 18 years Frances as they left Scotts restaurant last month before he headed to Oslo on Top Gear tour
Clarkson is said to have been given a corner suite at Oslo’s luxurious Grand Hotel and is said to have emerged the following day and travelled in a chauffeur-driven car with the woman while his co-presenters, James May and Richard Hammond, travelled in a separate car to the Spektrum convention centre.
And after a day at their roadshow the Sunday Mirror claims: ‘At around 1.15am, he and his mistress went into his third-floor suite directly above Hammond’s.’
The following night Clarkson and the tour’s team as well as the unnamed woman were said to have enjoyed a drink in the hotel’s rooftop bar.
On holiday: Jeremy and Frances are currently on holiday in the Caribbean and enjoyed a ‘lovely lunch’ with their children for Mother’s Day
But while Hammond and May were said to have sat at the other end of the outdoor bar, Clarkson and the woman were said to be sitting together under separate blankets enjoying a glass of white wine.
The paper then reported: Shortly after 1am, he said goodnight to his colleagues and kissed his lover on the lips in full view of the group and public. Moments after he left, she followed into the lift and then walked with him to his suite. They remained in the room all night.’
Clarkson has been married twice. He married Alexandra James in 1989 but the marriage was short lived. He married Frances in May 1993.
The couple have three children together: Emily,16, Finlo, 15 and Katya, 12.
A spokesperson for Clarkson would not comment on the allegations earlier today.
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