Jeremy Clarkson reveals cancer diagnosis

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

The former Top Gear host revealed the news on the fifth season of his series Clarkson’s Farm, which premiered overnight on Prime Video.

He said the disease was "aggressive" but had been discovered early.

"I've got cancer," Clarkson told farm manager Kaleb Cooper and farm labourer Charlie Ireland.

The TV host 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.

“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.

"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," he said.

The 66-year-old reflected on the future of the show.

"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," he said.

"Take care, everyone."

Jeremy Clarkson began running a farm in 2019, before Clarkson’s Farm debuted in 2021. The series follows the long-time television presenter and his crew as they navigate the challenges of running Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire.

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.

As it stands, the sixth series of the show is due to air in 2027.