Lisa Hogan has found herself on the receiving end of some rather desperate pleas from Clarkson's Farm fans thanks to her latest update from Jeremy Clarkson's farm.
Hogan and Clarkson returned to screens recently with the fourth season of Amazon Prime Video's hit series and this time, they had a few new additions to introduce to viewers.
One such addition happened to be a new pig named Richard Ham, playfully named after Clarkson's former Top Gear co-star Richard Hammond due to the swine's smaller stature.
Richard Ham instantly became one of Hogan and Clarkson's favourite pigs, although his mini size left them with a headache to know what to do with him.
"S**tting hell," farm manager Kaleb Cooper exclaimed when he first set sights on Richard Ham, admitting he'd never seen a pig like it before. "There's obviously something wrong with him."
Branding Richard Ham's fate an "interesting dilemma" in the fourth episode of the new series, Clarkson explained the predicament. "It's expensive to feed him because you've gotta feed him... And it's really expensive to kill him."
In the end, Cooper suggested the only outcome would be to castrate Richard Ham to ensure he couldn't reproduce.
And soon after, it was decided Richard Ham would simply have to stay with the other pigs on the farm until he grew in size and would be suitable for slaughter.
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In some rather bittersweet news, it appears that time may be right around the corner thanks to Hogan's latest Diddly Squat update.
Sharing a clip to the farm's official Instagram page, Hogan revealed the pig had shot up in size since the cameras stopped rolling on season four.
"Do you recognise this beast?" Hogan can be heard saying in the video as she gave Richard Ham a stroke.
"It's Richard Ham! Yes! You're huge!" she exclaimed. "Yes, it's because you've been hand fed for all these months."
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Hogan penned in the accompanying caption of the post: "Look who it is!!! It’s Richard ‘porker’ Ham. #diddlysquatfarmshop #diddlysquatfarm #farmlife #backbritishfarming #farming #clarksonsfarm."
While Hogan stopped short of sharing what the future holds for Richard Ham, the fact he'd grown in size led to some followers to fear the worst may be on the horizon.
"Oh Hurrah! Richard Ham is still around," one follower wrote before pleading: "Please keep him or let him go to a petting farm, where he can live a happy life."
A second echoed: "Yayy! I'm so glad Richard Ham is still with you... keep him forever!"
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"He’s gorgeous," a third weighed in. "Please don’t send me off to the meat packers… please, please, please keep him….. I’m not a veggie either but I do love him."
A fourth also added to the requests "Please don’t eat Richard Ham, he’s so cute. Keep him so he can have a happy life," they said.
Elsewhere, a fifth commented: "Oh please tell me you’re not going to eat Richard!! He should be the farm mascot!!"
And a sixth concurred: "Richard ham needs to be looked after forever. Send to an animal rescue if you have enough.
"Never EVER have him put to sleep for food. You have enough. Leave him. Would be terrible doing that." (sic)
With Hogan keeping tight-lipped about Richard Ham's future on the farm, fans may have to wait until season five arrives to find out what lies ahead for the pig.
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