The TV star revealed that he’s battling an aggressive form of the disease during the final episodes of his Prime Video series
Jeremy Clarkson is said to be in “spirits are high” despite his cancer diagnosis. The 66-year-old revealed that he’s battling an aggressive form of the disease during the final episodes of his Prime Video series, Clarkson’s Farm.
In the scenes, Jeremy was heard telling farm manager Kaleb Cooper and farmhand Charlie Ireland that he had been diagnosed with cancer in May during discussions about harvest planning. The TV presenter said he expected to be “fine” but would be out of action “for a while”.
A stunned Kaleb replies: “No, you haven’t. Where?” Jeremy replied: “Where it is is of no concern of anybody. I’ve known since May. I had a medical, you remember back in May.
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“I disappeared off the other week and I had a biopsy and it is cancer and it’s aggressive, but it’s really early so the treatment will be, you know. I was praying we could get the harvest done and then I could go and get some treatment but it’s going to be slap bang in the middle.”
He later reveals that the cancer was in his prostate and that he had undergone a procedure to remove part of it. “The prostate, 10 per cent of it’s dead,” he said. “The 10 per cent where the cancer is.”
Speaking from a hospital bed at the end of the season finale, the former Top Gear host revealed he had experienced complications during treatment. “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,” he said.
Jeremy was referring to being rushed to the hospital in 2024 after suffering chest pains. At the time, doctors found that one of his arteries was “completely blocked”. It’s said Jeremy had been “days from death”.
Despite the shock of the news, Kaleb, his Clarkson’s Farm co-star, has revealed that Jeremy is “good” amid his health struggles. Speaking to the Daily Mail, Jeremy shared: “He is good. The spirits are high, which is good.
“If anything like this happens to any of your friends and you just said to my best mate, you’ve gotta be supported through that whole journey. And that’s where I’ve been, I’ve been right by his side and his spirits are really good, so thank you.”
Kaleb went on to praise Jeremy for the determination he’s shown since receiving his diagnosis. The TV star and farmer said: “He’s strong-minded, he’s got a strong mind on him, which is good. And the message about catching anything early is quite important.
“That’s the main thing, but you’ve gotta keep checking, you know what I mean, it’s all these things, you know, people can sit there and say I’m busy, busy, busy. But actually, sometimes you’ve gotta go I’m gonna just have to check and see if I’m OK.”
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