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George Clarke is best known as the softly-spoken property enthusiast, but modern-day living has recently riled up the star.
Following a string of successful Channel 4 shows, George, 49, proudly from the North East, has won an army of fans for his considered, articulate and calming thoughts about properties and architecture on TV. But he showed his more cynical side when he launched into a sweary tirade about being met with constant noise when out and about.
One of his bugbears, he revealed, comes with train travel. In particular, being spoken to on the tannoy to take his belongings with him and the warning messages when it comes to using the public bathroom on board. When appearing as a guest on a motoring podcast, he shared his excitement for 'silent' electric cars, before going into an attack on how life is now filled with constant background noise, leaving him unable to urinate in peace.
The presenter went into a rant about being spoken to by machines in supermarkets and on trains (Channel 4)Joking that he would be ready for a starring role in the sitcom One Foot in the Grave reboot, he told the Fuelling Around podcast: "The more electric cars we have, which I’m really excited about, the quieter the built environment is going to be. I wrote a piece recently and sounded like a real whinging old man.
"I was talking about how I just can’t stand noise. Noise is unwanted sound. I don’t mind sound - they’re lovely things you love to listen to. The amount of noise we have now is just insane.
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