Jeremy Clarkson reveals ‘aggressive’ cancer diagnosis: ‘I don’t know what’s going to happen’

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed his ‘aggressive’ cancer diagnosis in Clarkson’s Farm (Picture: Amazon Prime/Clarkson’s Farm) Jeremy Clarkson has revealed that he has been diagnosed with an ‘aggressive’ form of prostate cancer. The 66-year-old shared the news in the final episodes of the fifth series of Clarkson’s Farm , which premiered overnight on Amazon Prime Video . Clarkson told his co-stars Charlie Ireland and Kaleb Cooper: ‘I’ve got cancer.’ After Cooper asked where the cancer was, Clarkson replied: ‘Where it is is of no concern of anybody. I’ve known since May.’ The former Top Gear presenter then said that he underwent a biopsy after a medical check-up and was told the cancer was aggressive, but had been caught at a ‘really early’ stage. Clarkson added that he expects to undergo surgery within weeks and said he will be ‘slightly out of action’ while he recovers. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page The former Top Gear presenter shared the news with his co-stars Charlie Ireland and Kaleb Cooper (Picture: Amazon Prime/Clarkson’s Farm) Later in the episode, Clarkson explained that the cancer is in his prostate and he had undergone a procedure to remove part of it. ‘The prostate, 10 per cent of it’s dead. The 10 per cent where the cancer is,’ he said. He can then be seen speaking from a hospital bed, saying that the treatment had ‘gone awry’. ‘I’m going to be here for a little while. I don’t know what’s going to happen,’ he tells the camera. ‘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. Take care, everyone.’ Prior to the two final episodes of Clarkson’s Farm series five airing, Clarkson warned fans that it would be a ‘difficult watch’ . Taking to  Instagram , he shared how Hawkstone, his lager and cider brand, has secured a prime ad slot ahead of the England World Cup match tomorrow evening. Clarkson said that he underwent a biopsy after a medical check-up (Picture: Getty Images) Clarkson suffered a major heart scare in October 2024 (Picture: Amazon Prime) However, he continued: ‘Somber news, Clarkson’s Farm. Ordinarily, we try to keep the show bucolic and charming and cheerful but the final two episodes are none of those things, really. ‘They’re a difficult watch, they’re really, really difficult,’ he said. Clarkson’s cancer diagnosis comes less than two years after he suffered a major heart scare . In the opening episode of season five of Clarkson’s Farm, Clarkson can be seen getting hospitalised after suffering from a heart condition. After laying on a hospital bed with tubes and wires attached to his body, he told Kaleb: ‘My heart wasn’t getting any blood.’ Under the orders of doctors he was