Jeremy Clarkson Confirms Prostate Cancer Is Now In Remission

Jeremy Clarkson has disclosed that he is now in remission after undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.

He was seen telling colleagues Kaleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland: “I disappeared off the other week and I had a biopsy, and it is cancer, and it’s aggressive, but it’s really early.”

Clarkson then shared that his treatment had gone a little “awry”, saying from hospital: “I’m going to be here for a little while. I don’t know what’s going to happen.

“What I wanted to say was that if this is all successful, I’ll see you in season six. And if it isn’t, I won’t… Take care, everyone.”

Over the weekend, Clarkson shared a video on Instagram, in which he told his followers: “The more observant among you will have noticed that I’m not dead. And I’m not just ‘not dead’, I’m perfectly fine.”

He continued: “The reason why I’m fine is because the doctors caught the prostate cancer early. And they caught it early because I got tested. Now, I know a lot of you will say, ‘oh, I don’t want to be tested because it means someone will have to put their finger in me’, but it’s just a blood test these days.”

Encouraging those watching to get tested, he pointed out that “10 or 12 thousand people – men, to be honest – die every year in the UK from prostate cancer”.

“Don’t be one of them,” he insisted. “Get tested!”

In an interview with The Times, Clarkson also confirmed his cancer is in remission.

He explained: “It was an aggressive type of cancer. It could have spread, it could have gone into the pancreas, it could have gone anywhere, and that would have been trouble.”

Clarkson continued: “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.”

A sixth season of Clarkson’s Farm has also been confirmed to be in the works in another social media video, in which the host conceded it had been “a bit of a year” for him.

“I am delighted to tell you that season six of Clarkson’s Farm is currently being filmed,” he said. ”It’s in production.

“And that’s particularly good news for me because… well, if you know, you know. And if you don’t know, you need to watch season five.”