Jeremy Clarkson has confirmed his prostate cancer is in remission after ultrasound treatment, more than a year after the diagnosis first came out during filming of Amazon Prime Video‘s Clarkson’s Farm. In an interview with The Sunday Times, he described himself as the “world’s luckiest man.”
The former Top Gear presenter disclosed to Diddly Squat colleagues Charlie Ireland and Kaleb Cooper in the Season 5 finale that he had contracted an “aggressive” cancer, without naming the type at the time. He has since confirmed it was prostate cancer, diagnosed in May 2025. The announcement closed the season on an open question, with the presenter’s health and the show’s future both uncertain.
A difficult road through treatment
The path to remission was not without complications. Treatment required a catheter, and a separate incident involved Clarkson taking blood-thinning medication for his heart condition at a time when he should not have. The Clarkson’s Farm Season 5 finale showed him in a hospital bed, hinting at the problems without spelling out the details.
“Some of the treatment has gone awry, let’s say. I’m going to be here for a little while … I don’t know what’s going to happen. If this is all successful, I’ll see you for season 6. And if it isn’t, I won’t,” he said in the episode.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, Clarkson described the complications as “horrific and it was all my own fault,” and rated the pain as “beyond Defcon 1 on the pain scale.”
Jeremy Clarkson cancer remission confirmed by prostate test
A prostate test taken two months ago returned no sign of cancer. Clarkson will continue regular blood tests to monitor his condition, but the result marks official remission from a disease diagnosed over a year ago.
Season 5 of Clarkson’s Farm documented two separate health events. The premiere showed Clarkson undergoing a heart procedure, while the finale revealed the prostate cancer diagnosis. He is 66. Both situations unfolded during active production and were captured on camera, giving the season a more personal character compared to earlier runs of the show.
Urging men to get tested
Clarkson used his recovery to appeal directly to viewers. “If there’s just one person, a single person in the world, who watches Clarkson’s Farm and thinks, you know what, I’m gonna get myself checked, and discovers it early, and it’s treated, and they lead a normal life, then it’s worth being an illness bore,” he told The Sunday Times.
Prostate cancer is among the most common cancers affecting men in the UK. Early detection significantly improves outcomes, and Clarkson’s willingness to discuss his diagnosis and the treatment process openly puts a public face on a disease that many men avoid testing for.