has addressed his on-screen disagreement with pub consultants Sue and Rachel Hawkins, who were hired by the star to get The Farmer's Dog in Burford off the ground. However, fans were left gobsmacked at the, who continuously stressed he was working to a tight budget.

In one memorable scene of season four of Clarkson's Farm, Sue and Rachel advised that Clarkson spend £40,000 on outdoor patio umbrellas when he had initially only wanted to spend £25,000 to open his pub.

However, despite initially ignoring the auntie-niece duo's pricey advice, it seems that Clarkson has made a surprise U-turn, as he posted a photo of his pub terrace on Tuesday, June 10, featuring three brand new large "jumbrellas". Clarkson typed: Turns out Sue and Rachel had a point. did need big umbrellas after all!!".

Clarkson purchased The Windmill, located just outside Burford in Oxfordshire, last year and enlisted Rachel and Sue to renovate the establishment, ensuring his five-week timeframe to turn it around would run to schedule.

However, Sue admitted that the prospect of flipping the pub in such a short space of time was "daunting" and "not ideal," but they persevered with the project regardless.

Explaining their plans to their new boss, Rachel said to Clarkson: "First on our list, covering the deck with some jumbrellas. We needed to sign it off in about 40 minutes to guarantee their arrival. They're three enormous umbrellas to cover the entire deck, approximately £40,000."

Sue chimed in to assure Clarkson the price would include "electrics, lighting, and future-proofing" the asset, but the former Grand Tour host sat open-mouthed in disbelief.

"Sorry, you're saying words... £40,000 for three umbrellas. £40,000 for three umbrellas!" Clarkson eventually responded. "I'm well aware we need umbrellas, I know that, but I genuinely believe that's nuts."

Rachel defended the spending plan, however, highlighting that they would need about 50 umbrellas to cover the deck "more cheaply" and that they wanted to avoid "a sea of umbrellas".

Clarkson held his head in his hands as he let out, "How have I come around to this point? I cannot believe I'm 64 and someone has just said to me the price of the umbrellas is £40,000. You can buy a Golf GTI for that."

Fans at home were also left stunned as they fumed on social media over the pair who quit working for Clarkson days before the pub opened. One person commented: "These two 'pub experts' were horrendous. Anyone wanting to open a pub should give these two a wide berth. They gave all the problems but zero solutions."

Another user replied: "Rachel and Sue are absolutely insufferable." While a third viewer remarked: "Never have I seen two people promise so much and deliver so little. I have a burning hatred of everything they are. They took on a job, they didn't raise imperative issues beforehand, and just let people suffer and stress."