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Richard Hammond says he is determined to be positive after opening up about family difficulties.

This year, the 55-year-old presenter lost his beloved father to cancer and his 23-year marriage ended, while he also revealed he lost half a million pounds on his car business.

But insisted he is doing his best to remain upbeat despite a bruising year. The Top Gear and Grand Tour star told the Daily Mail: “I’m 55. Things change. That’s what happens at this age.

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"I’ve always believed – and this sounds like therapy talk but it was my own thought – that nothing has happened to you until you react to it.

"It’s your reaction that d

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