Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has shared that he's been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of cancer in the final episodes of the current run of his Prime Video series, Clarkson's Farm. The host had addressed his fans on social media ahead of the new season of the show, warning the final episodes would be "a difficult watch".
Clarkson shared his diagnosis in the final episodes of season five of Clarkson's Farm, which premiered overnight.
In the series, Clarkson is seen breaking the sad news to co-stars Charlie Ireland and Kaleb Cooper, who were visibly emotional. It's not clear exactly when the footage was filmed, but the series was shot in 2024 and 2025, with Clarkson saying he's known "since May".
Clarkson did not disclose what type of cancer he had been diagnosed with, although he described it as "aggressive" but said it's at a "really early stage". He also explained that a portion of his prostate had been removed as part of his treatment.
"I disappeared off the other week and I had a biopsy, and it is cancer, and it's aggressive, but it's really early," he said.
"I promise I'll be fine," he added to Ireland and Cooper, noting that he would be out of action "for a little while".
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Taking to Instagram ahead of the latest episodes of Clarkson's Farm debuting on Prime Video, the presenter prepared his viewers that the final episodes would make for a tough watch.
"Ordinarily, we try to keep the show bucolic, charming and cheerful but the final two episodes that drop in the middle of the night tonight are... none of those things, really," Clarkson said in a video.
"They're a difficult watch. They're really, really difficult."
Premiered in 2021, the docuseries sees Clarkson running his farm in the Cotswolds with no prior farming experience.
Five series have streamed so far, with Clarkson revealing in his Sunday Times column earlier this year that filming for a sixth season was under way despite not having been greenlit officially yet.
Clarkson's Farm streams on Prime Video.
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