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Jeremy Clarkson has become a hero for protesting French farmers as one tractor driver praised the TV presenter and his show Clarkson’s Farm.

The Clarkson's Farm star, 63, wished farmers in France 'good luck' as they called on the French government to respond to protest demands.

‘Clarkson’s Farm’ host tweeted: ‘French farmers. I bet no one has ever said this before, but good luck, coming from England’

Karine Le Marchand, 55, is a glamorous presenter of a television show that helps lonely farmers find a life partner, and has become a figurehead of the growing farmers movement.

Presenter of reality TV show which helps lonely farmers find a life partner has become a figurehead for demonstrators in Paris

Long lines of tractors blocked motorways at eight entry points to the city as one militant union promised to take control of the world’s biggest fresh food market.

A French tractor driver blockading Paris told The Telegraph on Monday that the country’s farmers needed a celebrity figurehead like Britain’s Jeremy Clarkson.

‘Clarkson’s Farm’ host tweeted: ‘French farmers. I bet no one has ever said this before, but good luck, coming from England’

Hundreds of tractors laid siege to Paris on Monday as farmers furious at French and European rules said they intended to “starve Parisians”.

Capital 'only has supplies for three days' as tractor protesters angry at EU red tape blockade roads