Former 'Top Gear' host Jeremy Clarkson diagnosed with 'aggressive' form of prostate cancer

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

The 66-year-old property unveiled his diagnosis successful the 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 treatment astir the upcoming harvest astatine his Diddly Squat farm.

“I’ve got cancer,” helium tells his co-stars, aft informing them helium volition request to instrumentality immoderate clip distant from his workplace duties. “It’s assertive but it’s truly early.”

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

“Some of the treatment’s gone a spot awry ... truthful I’m gonna beryllium present for a small while,” helium tells the 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 the somber temper of the 2 episodes connected Instagram, informing fans successful a video station that they would beryllium thing but “bucolic and charming, and cheerful.”

“They’re a hard watch,” helium says, “they’re really, truly difficult.”

Before “Clarkson’s Farm” debuted successful June 2021, Clarkson was champion known for co-hosting BBC’s fashionable car amusement “Top Gear.” BBC fired the big aft helium was progressive successful a carnal altercation with 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.