Jeremy Clarkson has issued a health update following a recent heart scare that was featured in the trailer for the upcoming fifth series of his show, Clarkson's Farm. The 66-year-old presenter was seen being rushed to hospital in an ambulance and hooked up to wires, explaining that his heart was not receiving any blood.
Speaking on Heart Breakfast, Clarkson was told by host Jamie Theakston that he looked well despite recent health scares. Clarkson replied, 'Yes, it's fat jabs. I look like a Lowry painting.' He then told Theakston and co-host Amanda Holden that he had a difficult year but was now on the mend. 'It was quite a fraught year last year, but no. I'm absolutely fine now. Tickety-boo.'
Details of the Heart Scare
The heart problems began in 2024 when Clarkson was taken for treatment after one of his arteries became completely blocked. He underwent heart surgery to have a stent inserted to restore blood flow. At the time, he claimed he was 'days from death' when he was taken from his home in the Cotswolds to a hospital in Oxford. In his Sunday Times column, he described feeling 'weird' after the surgery: 'It's weird, lying there and feeling a metal pipe with a camera on the end wiggling its way round your shoulder and through your chest.'
This health scare will be discussed in the new series of Clarkson's Farm, which premieres on Prime Video. The first four episodes will be released on 3 June, followed by two more instalments the week after, and the final episodes on 17 June. In the trailer, Clarkson tells Kaleb Cooper: 'You've got three arteries that feed your heart to keep it pumping. My heart wasn't getting any blood.'
Clarkson's Reflections on Farming
During the interview, Clarkson also teased that the new season is 'the most dramatic' yet, adding, 'It gets more and more dramatic towards the end. I'll say no more than that because we're not actually doing any PR for this series at all.' He reflected on the challenges of farming, noting that when he started seven years ago, he thought it was easy, but now realises it is 'unbelievably difficult.' He explained, 'You worry about money, you've got no one to talk to, you're on your own. It's not like most people that work in an office or a shop or wherever, a factory. These guys are on their own worrying all day long that the weather is not right and that another subsidy is gone and they're being forced to grow bird food rather than human food.'
