Richard Hammond's daughter Izzy calls him a t**t in Father's Day post as she shares adorable throwback clip
This comes after he split with his wife Mindy after an "amazing 28 years together"
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RICHARD Hammond's daughter Izzy calls him a t**t in Father's Day post as she shares adorable throwback clip.
Richard's daughter Izzy had fans in stitches after cheekily branding him a 'not an idiot" in a hilarious Father's Day tribute - while also melting hearts with a sweet childhood video of the pair.
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Izzy paid tribute to her dad this Father's day on Instagram
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She also shared a video from her childhood
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The Top Gear legend didn't seem to mind, as Izzy's post quickly racked up the likes for its mix of sass and sentiment.
Taking to Instagram, Izzy wrote: "Recently, people have decided that I think you're an idiot. I do not. I think you're a twat x
"Happy Father's Day. Hope you don't mind me giving the whole car thing a go. Love ya.
"(Swipe to see me and Rich chatting rubbish on telly 20 years ago. Not much has changed)".
The 24-year-old then shared a sweet moment with her dad captured on video.
Izzy is a young child watching her dad draw and colour and they are calling each other "funny".
Fans rushed to the comment section as they gushed over the pair.
One said: "How lovely. Your dad doing some great artwork with his little girl."
Another added: "I hope that one day, my daughter holds me in such high regard."
A third penned: "My favourite father daughter duo."
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Richard has two daughters Izzy, 24, and Willow, 22, with his ex-wife Amanda "Mindy".
They announced their split back in January, after an "amazing 28 years together".
The Sun understands that newspaper columnist Mindy, 59, demanded the divorce after a source claimed she "wanted him gone".
The news was shared by Richard, 55, on an X account which read: "A little update from us; this Christmas we were together as a family and this year we will still be a family but just structured a bit differently.
Richard Hammond's career through the decades
By Summer Raemason
Richard was born in Birmingham in 1970 and studied photography, as well as television production.
He kickstarted his career in broadcasting at BBC Radio York.
This saw him land another role at BBC Radio Cumbria, Leeds and Lancashire, before he left in 1995 to follow his passion for cars.
He always dreamt of presenting motoring TV shows but initially took a job working in PR after leaving the BBC.
He was involved in corporate events for clients including the Ferrari Owners' Club and Renault Sport.
In 1998 he earned his debut motoring TV job on, hosting Motorweek on Satellite channel Men & Motors.
This opened up many more avenues on screen and eventually he found his way to presenting Top Gear in 2002.
The household show garnered up to six million viewers at its peak.
While filming with Top Gear Richard crashed in a jet-powered traveling at over 300 mph.
The dad-of-two is one of the only people to have ever survived such a horror smash.
Hammond has also hosted science and nature programmes including Should I Worry About? on BBC One.
Other TV projects for the BBC included being the face of Battle of the Geeks, Time Commanders and featuring as a team captain on Petrol Heads.
He also presented ITV's eponymous Richard Hammond's Five O'Clock Show and Sky One's Brainiac.
"Our marriage is coming to end, but we've had an amazing 28 years together and two incredible daughters.
"We will always be in each other's lives and are proud of the family we created.
"We won't be commenting further and sincerely hope that our privacy and that of our children will be respected at this time. With Love, Richard and Mindy."
It is believed Mindy is asking to keep their £7million Bollitree Castle estate, in Herefordshire, as they draw up divorce settlements.
The source told The Sun: 'Richard is very upset about all this. It seems he has tried hard to rekindle the relationship but to no avail.
'There is no speculation that any third party is involved.'
The couple met in 1995 and Richard wrote previously in his autobiography, On The Edge: My Story: "In an instant, I fell in love with her and realised I had met my soul-mate and best friend for life."
After they tied the knot in 2002, the pair snapped up a grade II listed Bollitree Castle in 2008.
It boasts six bedrooms, a swimming pool and 20 acres of land.
Despite Richard's on screen presence, the pair have largely kept their relationship, and two daughters, out of the limelight.
It's estimated their father, a former Top Gear legend alongside Jeremy Clarkson and James May, has a net worth of around £70million.
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Mindy demanded the divorce after a source claimed she "wanted him gone"
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The pair have largely kept their relationship, and two daughters, out of the limelight
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