Former 'top Gear' Host Jeremy Clarkson Diagnosed With 'aggressive' Form Of Prostate Cancer

Jeremy Clarkson, nan British tv big champion known for BBC’s “Top Gear,” revealed this week that he is battling prostate cancer.

The 66-year-old characteristic unveiled his test successful nan 2 astir caller episodes of his farm-keeping bid “Clarkson’s Farm,” which streams connected Prime Video. He elaborate his information to co-hosts Kaleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland during a filmed chat astir nan upcoming harvest astatine his Diddly Squat farm.

“I’ve sewage cancer,” he tells his co-stars, aft informing them he will request to return immoderate clip distant from his workplace duties. “It’s fierce but it’s really early.”

Clarkson besides told Cooper and Ireland, who seemed visibly stunned astir nan wellness revelation, that he has known astir his crab test since May. The 2nd portion of nan series’ two-part finale, released Wednesday, concludes pinch nan “Clarkson’s Farm” unit recapping nan ups and downs of their harvest twelvemonth and pinch nan show’s namesake backmost successful a infirmary bed. The play began pinch Clarkson discussing curen he received for a coronary issue.

“Some of nan treatment’s gone a spot awry ... truthful I’m gonna beryllium present for a small while,” he tells nan camera crew.

He adds: “If this is each successful, I’ll spot you for Season 6, and if it isn’t, I won’t. Take attraction everyone.”

Clarkson warned of nan somber temper of nan 2 episodes connected Instagram, informing fans successful a video post that they would beryllium thing but “bucolic and charming, and cheerful.”

“They’re a difficult watch,” he says, “they’re really, really difficult.”

Before “Clarkson’s Farm” debuted successful June 2021, Clarkson was champion known for co-hosting BBC’s celebrated car show “Top Gear.” BBC fired nan big after he was progressive successful a beingness altercation pinch a producer. Clarkson went connected to co-host “The Grand Tour” connected Prime Video alongside Richard Hammond and James May, who departed “Top Gear” soon aft their co-host’s firing.