Jeremy Clarkson, the British television presenter best known for the BBC's “Top Gear,” revealed this week that he is battling prostate cancer.
The 66-year-old personality revealed his diagnosis in the most recent two episodes of his farming series “Clarkson's Farm,” streaming on Prime Video. He detailed his condition to co-hosts Kaleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland during a filmed discussion about the upcoming harvest at his Diddly Squat farm.
“I have cancer,” he tells his co-stars, after informing them that he will need to take time away from his farming duties. “It's aggressive but it's very early.”
Clarkson also told Cooper and Ireland, who seemed visibly stunned by the health revelation, that she had known about her cancer diagnosis since May. The second part of the series' two-part finale, premiering Wednesday, concludes with the “Clarkson's Farm” crew recapping the highs and lows of their harvest year and with the show's namesake back in a hospital bed. The season began with Clarkson talking about the treatment he received for a coronary problem.
“Some of the treatment went a little wrong… so I'm going to be here for a while,” he tells the camera crew.
And he adds: “If all this is successful, we'll see you in season six, and if not, I won't do it. Everyone take care.”
Clarkson warned about the somber mood of the two episodes on Instagram, informing fans in a video post that they would be anything but “bucolic, charming and cheerful.”
“They're a tough watch,” he says, “they're really, really tough.”
Before “Clarkson's Farm” debuted in June 2021, Clarkson was best known for co-hosting the popular BBC car show “Top Gear.” The BBC sacked the presenter after he was involved in a physical altercation with a producer. Clarkson went on to co-host “The Grand Tour” on Prime Video alongside Richard Hammond and James May, who left “Top Gear” shortly after their co-host was fired.
