The former Top Gear host said he will be out of action “for a while”
Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he has been diagnosed with cancer. The former Top Gear presenter shared the news in the latest episodes of the fifth series of his show Clarkson’s Farm, describing the disease as “aggressive” but adding that it had been caught early.
While he didn’t disclose the type of cancer that he has been diagnosed with, Clarkson did share that part of his prostate had been removed as part of the treatment, according to the BBC.
“I’ve got cancer,” Clarkson told farm manager Kaleb Cooper and land agent Charlie Ireland during conversations about harvest planning. The TV star said he anticipated he would be “fine” but would be out of action “for a while”.
Speaking from a hospital bed at the end of the series finale, Clarkson disclosed he had suffered complications during treatment. He said: “We started season five with me in a hospital bed and here we are at the end of season five and I’m back in a hospital bed.”
Considering the future of the programme, the 66-year-old said: “What I wanted to say was if this is all successful, I’ll see you for season six, and if it isn’t, I won’t. Take care, everyone.”
In a post on Instagram prior to the episodes’ release, Clarkson informed followers he had “some sombre news”. He said: “Sombre news, Clarkson’s Farm, ordinarily we try to keep the show bucolic and charming, and cheerful, but two episodes which drop in the middle of the night tonight are, they’re none of those things really. They’re a difficult watch, they’re really, really difficult.”
The diagnosis arrives almost two years after Clarkson underwent a heart procedure. Clarkson’s Farm follows the veteran television presenter and his team as they tackle the challenges of managing Diddly Squat Farm near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.
Since choosing to operate his farm in 2019 and later launching his hit reality series, Clarkson has emerged as a prominent advocate for farmers and joined a demonstration in London opposing the Government’s decision to impose inheritance tax on farmland in November 2024. The sixth series of the programme is scheduled to air in 2027.
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