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<\/p>\nJeremy Clarkson, a former host of the BBC’s wildly successful Top Gear franchise, says he has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer.<\/p>\n
The British TV star shared the news on an episode of his reality show, Clarkson’s Farm, during a conversation with his coworkers, farm manager Charlie Ireland and farmhand Kaleb Cooper.<\/p>\n
After being told the farmers will need to begin harvesting crops at the end of July, Clarkson leans back and simply replies: “F***.”<\/p>\n
“I’ve got cancer,” he says.<\/p>\n
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Jeremy Clarkson’s co-stars react in shock to his cancer diagnosis. (Supplied: Prime Video)<\/p>\n
As his coworkers express their disbelief, Clarkson tells them he has known about the diagnosis since May and has since had a biopsy that confirmed it was aggressive.<\/p>\n
“But it’s really early, so the treatment’ll be \u2026 you know,” he says, indicating he is hopeful of a positive outcome.<\/p>\n
He goes on to reassure Ireland and Cooper he will not delay treatment, despite admitting he had been “praying” they could finish the harvest before his surgery.<\/p>\n
After first telling his co-stars it is “of no concern [to] anybody” where his cancer is located, Clarkson later confirms he has had surgery to remove “10 per cent” of his prostate.<\/p>\n
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Clarkson, centre, hosted the BBC’s wildly successful Top Gear before he was fired from the program. (Supplied: BBC)<\/p>\n
But while the controversial host appeared upbeat about his prospects, the series ends with him being rushed to hospital after suffering complications.<\/p>\n
“Some of the treatment has gone awry, let’s say. I’m going to be here for a little while,” he says from his hospital bed.<\/p>\n
“If this is all successful, I’ll see you for season six. And if it isn’t, I won’t.”<\/p>\n
This latest episode is not the first health scare for Clarkson, 66, who also underwent urgent heart surgery in October 2024 after experiencing tightness in his chest.<\/p>\n
A doctor told him he may have been days away from a heart attack due to blocked arteries.<\/p>\n
Diagnosis becoming increasingly common<\/p>\n
Clarkson’s prostate cancer diagnosis makes him one of more than 64,000 men who will be diagnosed with the disease in the UK this year, a diagnosis rate which continues to increase.<\/p>\n