Jeremy Clarkson has addressed his year of health struggles, which came alongside heartbreak at his beloved farm, as he revealed his cancer diagnosis. The 66-year-old shared the news in the latest episodes of the fifth season of his Prime Video series Clarkson’s Farm, saying the disease was "aggressive" but had been discovered early.
"I’ve got cancer," Jeremy told farm manager Kaleb Cooper and land agent Charlie Ireland during discussions about harvest planning. The TV presenter said he expected to be “fine” but would be out of action "for a while".
Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
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.
Previous Health Scare
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". He had said he first felt unwell following a swim in the Indian Ocean while on holiday. When he returned to the UK, the star said his condition suddenly deteriorated. In October 2024, he was rushed to hospital and, thankfully, surgeons were able to insert two stents to improve blood flow to the heart. He said his doctor had told him to stop working following the operation and that he had been advised to replace work with golf in a column for The Sun at the time.
Farm Heartbreak
While facing his own health difficulties, Jeremy was also facing issues at his Diddly Squat Farm. There was a TB (bovine tuberculosis) outbreak back in 2025, which he was seen finding out about in episode seven of the latest run of his streaming series. "Those of you not involved in cow farming, you have no idea how devastating that is," he said in the episode. "I mean, we were absolutely heartbroken at the farm, having to send pregnant cows off for Keir Starmer to kill them for no reason..." he said.
Speaking to Times Radio Breakfast at the time, he also commented: "It’s awful, it is awful. You have a test every six months on the cows and then you sort of become blasé, it’s a hypothetical threat. And then the vet looks up, as he did yesterday lunchtime, and said ‘I’m really sorry this one’s failed’. So that means we’re now locked down and it’s just dreadful, absolutely dreadful."
The animal impacted was a cow called Pepper, who had also been the very first calf born on his farm, located near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. She was expecting twins when she had to be put down due to the disease. The TB outbreak resulted in the farm being placed under lockdown restrictions for two months, with official TB-free status not granted until March of this year.
