Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The former Top Gear host shared the news in the latest episodes of the fifth season of his series Clarkson’s Farm, saying the disease is “aggressive” but had been discovered early.
“I’ve got cancer,” Clarkson 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”, before revealing in the final episode of the series that he had undergone an operation to remove part of his prostate.
He said: “I won’t know whether it’s worked or not until November probably…
“The prostate, 10% of it’s dead, the 10% where the cancer is.”
Speaking from a hospital bed at the end of the season finale, Clarkson revealed he had experienced complications during treatment.
He said: “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.”
The 66-year-old reflected on the future of the show.
Clarkson added: “What I wanted to say was if this is all successful, I’ll see you for season six, and if it isn’t, I won’t.
“Take care, everyone.”
In a post on Instagram before the episodes’ release, Clarkson told followers he had “some sombre news”.
He said: “Sombre news – Clarkson’s Farm, ordinarily we try to keep the show bucolic and charming, and cheerful, but two episodes which drop in the middle of the night tonight are, they’re none of those things, really.
“They’re a difficult watch, they’re really, really difficult.”
Gerald Cooper, a farmhand on the show, had revealed in an earlier series that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, and later said he was cancer free in 2024.
In the final episode of the fifth series, Clarkson also referenced Cooper’s past diagnosis, saying they could “now share medical war stories”.
As the pair were catching up on the farm, Clarkson said he had undergone the operation and said: “Fingers crossed it’s worked. I tell you what though. Catheter. Honestly no, that was the worst.”
Former Conservative prime minister Rishi Sunak was among those wishing Clarkson well.
In a post on X, he said: “Very sorry to hear this.
“Wishing @JeremyClarkson a full and speedy recovery. Prostate cancer affects far too many men and early diagnosis can make all the difference.”
Following the episodes’ release, charity Prostate Cancer UK thanked Clarkson for sharing his diagnosis and treatment on the Prime Video programme, saying it would raise “vital awareness”.
Chiara De Biase, the charity’s fundraising and health strategy director, said: “Thankfully he found the disease at an early stage, but sadly this is still not the experience of many men across the UK.
“Over 10,000 dads, brothers, sons and friends are diagnosed too late for a cure every year, and today the responsibility to know if you’re at higher risk and to act on it rest entirely on men’s shoulders. This must change.
“The Government took an important step forward recently in doubling its support for Prostate Cancer UK’s Transform screening trial, allowing us to reach tens of thousands more black men and generate the vital evidence to ensure those at highest risk are diagnosed earlier.
“In years to come, the trial will find the safest and most effective way to screen all men for prostate cancer, but right now prostate cancer remains the most common cancer without a screening programme.
“Any men worried by Jeremy’s story should take our 30 second online risk checker or have a chat with their GP about a quick and simple blood test to check for any signs.”
The diagnosis comes almost two years after Clarkson underwent a heart procedure, which saw him fitted with 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.
The TV presenter previously quit smoking after contracting pneumonia on holiday in Spain.
Clarkson’s Farm follows the long-time television presenter and his crew as they navigate the challenges of running Diddly Squat Farm near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.
Since deciding to run his farm in 2019 and subsequently launching his popular reality series, Clarkson has become a vocal supporter of farmers and attended a protest in London against the Government’s move to introduce inheritance tax on farmland in November 2024.
The sixth series of the show is due to air in 2027.
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