Richard Hammond acknowledges his 'hideous traits' and claims being a male TV presenter is 'catastrophic for mental health' - weeks after his marriage split Richard Hammond has acknowledged his 'hideous traits' and claimed that being a male TV presenter is 'catastrophic for mental health'.
I think being a television presenter, especially a male one, is catastrophic'] The father-daughter duo were joined on the Who We Are Now podcast by Steve Jones - and the Welsh presenter's presence inspired Richard to make the candid confession.
Richard said: 'As a bloke, keeping your head straight, managing your mental fitness.
The former Top Gear presenter, 55, opened up to his daughter Izzy on their joint podcast, weeks after his split from wife-of-28-years Mindy was made public.
I think being a television presenter, especially a male one, is catastrophic.'.
