Is Jeremy Clarkson on a health kick? Top Gear star is filmed lifting weights in the gym – but all is not as it seems [Video]

Jeremy Clarkson has been seen lifting weights in the gym in a New Year’s video.

The former Top Gear star turned farmer shared a video of himself lifting the 2.5kg dumbbell on social media this week.

However, although the pub owner – who underwent a heart operation last year amid a ‘sudden deterioration’ in his health – looks like he’s getting a sweat on, all is not as it seems.

In the clip uploaded on the Hawkstone Instagram page, a brand of lager and cider founded by Clarkson and Cotswold Brew Co, the Grand Tour star is in fact promoting his brewery’s low-alcohol Spa lager.

‘When working out in the gym it’s important to stay hydrated,’ Clarkson starts off.

‘And what I recommend is Hawkstone’s new ultra low alcohol lager. We’ve called it Spa Lager because that’s what it is, a wellness lager. The healthy alternative.’

After this, laughter is heard in the background, presumably from …