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Richard Hammond has opened up about losing his "father, dog, marriage and house" in a 12-month spell.
The 56-year-old, who worked for BBC Radio York and was educated at Ripon Grammar School and Harrogate College, is best known for presenting Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and James May.
The trio with the trio later reuniting for Prime Video series The Grand Tour.
The former Top Gear presenter, who was involved in a high-profile crash while filming at RAF Elvington near York in 2006, has now appeared on Jake Humphrey's High Performance podcast.
Mr Hammond speaks about his tough year on the episode, which will be released later at 6pm today (Thursday, October 22)
Initial quotes released on the High Performance Instagram page said: "In the last two years, I've lost my father, dog, marriage and house.
"How do you know when you're living through the good old days?
"We didn't know at the time, but god, it was amazing to do what we did [Top Gear and The Grand Tour].
"They were ready to stop; we had to stop, there's no question. It was hard ending it; I knew it was going to leave a big hole.
"Had the others said 'Shall we carry on?', I would've carried on."