{"id":642981,"date":"2026-06-17T05:51:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T05:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/642981\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T05:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T05:51:13","slug":"jeremy-clarkson-reveals-he-has-been-diagnosed-with-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/642981\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Clarkson reveals he has been diagnosed with cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he has been diagnosed with cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">He shared the news in episode seven of Clarkson\u2019s Farm, which was released this evening, as he sat down talking to Kaleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The men are talking about an upcoming harvest, which Ireland says they should pencil in for July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">At this point, Clarkson let them know this wouldn\u2019t work for them, prompting Cooper to ask if he was \u2018going away\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cYeah,\u201d Clarkson replied. \u201cI\u2019ve got cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"(Amazon Prime Video)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"article-image_image__XvzgU\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ldS1pbWFnZXMuY29udGVudHN0YWNrLmNvbS92My9hc3NldHMvYmx0Y2Q3NGFjYzFkMGE5OWYzYS9ibHQ0Yjk4YTFl.webp\"\/>(Amazon Prime Video)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">In typical Clarkson style, he then added that \u2018where was no one\u2019s business\u2019 before revealing that he found out in May following a check up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Ireland and Cooper were clearly taken aback by the news, while Clarkson continued: \u201cI\u2019ve known since May. I had a medical, remember? Back in May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cI disappeared off the other week and had a biopsy done, and it is cancer and it\u2019s aggressive, but it\u2019s really early &#8211; so the treatment will be, you know\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">He went on to say that he would be having an operation in a couple of weeks and that he\u2019d be \u2018in and out in no time\u2019 but would be out of action for a while.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cI don\u2019t like this,\u201d Cooper said, to which Clarkson quipped: \u201cI wasn\u2019t thrilled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Before promising: \u201cI\u2019ll be fine.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">In the final episode of the season, Clarkson, his girlfriend Lisa Hogan, Cooper, and Gerald Cooper are discussing the tough year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Clarkson said: \u201cSo we started the year and I had coronary heart disease and ended it with me with cancer.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"(Amazon Prime Video)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"article-image_image__XvzgU\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ldS1pbWFnZXMuY29udGVudHN0YWNrLmNvbS92My9hc3NldHMvYmx0Y2Q3NGFjYzFkMGE5OWYzYS9ibHQ0YjZkYmI3.webp\"\/>(Amazon Prime Video)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cWe can dwell as much as we like on all the bad things that have happened on the farm but I think it is better now at the end of the year to focus on things that have happened that are good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Cooper than asked: \u201cWhen will we know if the treatments worked?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Jeremy replies: \u201cI don\u2019t know, I\u2019ve got a blood test today, there\u2019ll be a blood test and then we\u2019ll know.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cNot for another few weeks. Come on cheer up, it probably did work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The emotional new episodes were released just hours after Clarkson himself warned that they\u2019d be <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/news\/uk-news\/clarksons-farm-jeremy-clarkson-114526-20260616\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018a difficult watch\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">In a clip shared to his Instagram, Clarkson said: \u201cGot some good news and some sombre news. Good news is that Hawkstone has finally had an advert accepted and it will be shown just before kick-off in the <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/news\/sport\/world-cup-tino-livramento-ruled-out-england-220525-20260616\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">England match<\/a> tomorrow evening. Sombre news, <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/clarksons-farm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Clarkson&#8217;s Farm<\/a>. Ordinarily we try to keep the show charming and cheerful. But the final two episodes which drop in the middle of the night tonight are none of those things really. They&#8217;re a difficult watch. They&#8217;re really really difficult.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Elsewhere in episode seven, which was titled Sickening, Clarkson found out about the bovine <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/entertainment\/tv\/jeremy-clarkson-devastating-update-calf-tb-clarksons-farm-144013-20251009\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TB outbreak<\/a>, which occurred at Diddly Squat Farm back in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he has been diagnosed with cancer. 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