Jeremy Clarkson has disclosed that he was diagnosed with cancer during the filming of the latest series of Clarkson's Farm. The 66-year-old presenter described the disease as 'aggressive' but said it was caught early.
In the fifth season of his Prime Video show, Clarkson tells farm manager Kaleb Cooper and land agent Charlie Ireland about his diagnosis, explaining 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.'
The former Top Gear host also faced complications from treatment, ending the season in a hospital bed. This followed a separate health scare in 2024 when he was rushed to hospital with chest pains and found to have a completely blocked artery. Doctors inserted two stents to improve blood flow, and he was told to stop working and take up golf.
Alongside his health struggles, Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm experienced a devastating TB outbreak in 2025. A cow named Pepper, the first calf born on the farm, had to be put down after testing positive for bovine tuberculosis. The farm was placed under lockdown for two months, and Clarkson expressed his heartbreak, saying, 'Those of you not involved in cow farming, you have no idea how devastating that is.'
The farm regained its TB-free status in March of this year. Clarkson's health and farm challenges are documented in the fifth series of Clarkson's Farm, now streaming on Prime Video.
