Jeremy Clarkson issues health update after cancer diagnosis

Mr Clarkson shared that he had been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of cancer during the final two episodes of the fifth series of Clarkson’s Farm.

He shared the news with co-stars Kaleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland during a conversation at his Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire.

He explained that the cancer was detected early following a medical in May 2025 and described it as “aggressive”.

Jeremy Clarkson shares health update after cancer diagnosis

Now, Mr Clarkson has shared an update with fans in an interview with The Times.

The presenter said the cancer was detected early, and a recent PSA test showed no remaining signs of the disease.

In the interview, Mr Clarkson said he had spoken with former Prime Minister Lord David Cameron about the impact of their public disclosures, noting how they encouraged others to get checked.

Mr Clarkson said, “I was talking to David (Cameron) about it earlier this morning.

“He said the amount of people that come up to him is mostly in public conveniences and say, if you hadn’t owned up to it, I wouldn’t have got checked, and they wouldn’t have found it.”

He also revealed a support group including Mr Cameron, food writer Giles Coren, and others who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Mr Clarkson said: “So now there’s a group of us, Giles Coren, David, me, one or two other people, and we meet for lunch every so often.

“Everybody has different Gleason scores, and everybody has different Stockholm and PSA scores.

“We all compare notes and I actually get muddled with what mine were.”

The group has drawn attention from onlookers curious about what connects the members.

Mr Clarkson said: “It is quite funny watching people looking at us and going, that’s quite an interesting group of people, what do they all share in common?”

He also spoke about the seriousness of his diagnosis and the importance of early testing.

Mr Clarkson said: “This is why I have to say to everybody who’s reading this, please, please, please go and get checked.

“It’s not uncomfortable, it’s not undignified, and it’s a no-brainer.

“I did, and that’s why I’m sitting here talking to you 11 months down the line.”

Reflecting on the wider impact of cancer, he expressed empathy for those facing terminal diagnoses.

He said: “I’ve seen so many people die of cancer.

“It doesn’t bear thinking about what it must be like to live knowing that an illness is going to kill you.

“It must be very, very, very distressing.

“I don’t know the history of what happened to (former Olympic cyclist) Chris Hoy, but to be told your cancer is inoperable and to still carry on you’d have to be incredibly brave.”

Mr Clarkson’s diagnosis came nearly two years after he underwent a heart procedure involving the placement of two stents.

He revealed that during cancer treatment, he experienced complications after resuming medication without consulting a doctor.

He said: “That was horrific and it was all my own fault.

“I’d been on drugs for heart issues and I had to come off them during the cancer treatment.

“Two or three weeks after the cancer operation, I thought I’d better put myself back on those blood thinners.

“Big mistake, huge.

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“It (resulted in) a very big emergency in the middle of the night.

“I’m not even going to go into the treatment that was required as a result of that, because it was horrible.

“I didn’t ask a doctor, I just thought, I’m sure it will be all right to go back on blood thinners.”

Mr Clarkson also shared that his doctor had advised him to stop working following his heart procedure, though he has continued to front the series Clarkson’s Farm.

The show follows his experiences running Diddly Squat Farm near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, which he began running in 2019.