Jeremy Clarkson has launched some way of life adjustments since “cheating death” twice within the final two years.
Last week, the ultimate episode of Clarkson’s Farm season 5 featured scenes during which the TV persona, 66, revealed his most cancers prognosis, which he’d saved from the general public since 2025.
Clarkson mentioned he underwent a biopsy after a medical check-up and was instructed the most cancers was aggressive, however had been caught at a “really early” stage.
He had a process to take away the most cancers, however mentioned the remedy had “gone awry”, telling viewers: “I’m going to be here for a little while. I don’t know what’s going to happen. What I wanted to say was if this is all successful, I’ll see you in season six, and if it isn’t, I won’t.”
However, Clarkson revealed on Sunday (21 June) {that a} PSA check two months in the past confirmed no indication of most cancers, and he’s now formally in remission.
In a Sunday Times article headlined: “I’ve cheated death twice. I’m the world’s luckiest man”, he said that as a result of his health scares, including severe coronary artery disease in October 2024, he’s realised more than ever how much he wants to watch his grandchildren grow up.
He also shared some alterations to his daily routine, revealing his Top Gear and Grand Tour days are truly behind him: “I drive much more slowly. I’m a bit of a dawdler. I go for walks a lot. I have vegetarian food.”
The cancer diagnosis came almost two years after Clarkson underwent a heart procedure, which saw him fitted with two stents to improve blood flow. For a brief spell, he replaced work with golf – upon the orders of his doctor – and also quit smoking after getting pneumonia while on holiday in Spain.
Clarkson previously said in a video that the news of his cancer diagnosis “landed harder than I thought it would,” and he urged the public to “please, please, please go and get checked”.
“It’s not uncomfortable, it’s not undignified, and it’s a no-brainer. I did, and that’s why I’m sitting here talking to you 11 months down the line,” he continued.
Clarkson additionally revealed that his most cancers remedy “went awry” on account of placing himself again on blood-thinning tablets he’d been taking with out medical recommendation.
“That was horrific and it was all my own fault,” he mentioned.
“I’d been on drugs for heart issues and I had to come off them during the cancer treatment. Two or three weeks after the cancer operation, I thought I’d better put myself back on those blood thinners. Big mistake, huge. It (resulted in) a very big emergency in the middle of the night.
He continued: “I’m not even going to go into the treatment that was required as a result of that, because it was horrible. I didn’t ask a doctor, I just thought, ‘I’m sure it will be all right to go back on blood thinners’.”
The TV presenter was just lately noticed filming at Diddly Squat, with many suspecting that capturing was already underway for sequence six of Clarkson’s Farm.