{"id":2470681,"date":"2026-06-22T15:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2470681"},"modified":"2026-06-22T15:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:42:08","slug":"top-gear-star-jeremy-clarkson-in-remission-following-prostate-cancer-battle-ive-cheated-death-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/top-gear-star-jeremy-clarkson-in-remission-following-prostate-cancer-battle-ive-cheated-death-twice\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTop Gear\u201d star Jeremy Clarkson in remission following prostate cancer battle: &#8216;I&#8217;ve cheated death twice&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jeremy Clarkson is in remission after sharing his cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Clarkson&#8217;s Farm<\/em> star underwent treatment for a malignant tumor on his prostate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also faced heart surgery in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jeremy-clarkson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jeremy Clarkson;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jeremy Clarkson&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jeremy Clarkson<\/a> is declaring himself &#8220;the world&#8217;s luckiest man&#8221; as he shared he&#8217;s in remission from prostate cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve cheated death twice,&#8221; the British broadcaster shared with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/healthcare\/article\/jeremy-clarkson-interview-prostate-cancer-diddly-squat-9xbdz0x5g\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Times;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Times&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Times<\/em><\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The<em> Clarkson&#8217;s Farm<\/em> star revealed his &#8220;aggressive&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jeremy-clarkson-cancer-diagnosis-top-gear-12000591\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:cancer diagnosis;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;cancer diagnosis&quot;}\" class=\"link \">cancer diagnosis<\/a> in the emotional season 5 finale of the Prime Video docuseries on June 17. Although the episode ended on a cliffhanger with Clarkson, 66, in a hospital bed, he is now happy to share his current outcome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt was an aggressive type of cancer. It could have spread, it could have gone into the pancreas, it could have gone anywhere, and that would have been trouble,&#8221; he told <em>The Times<\/em>, noting the importance of getting screened as the cancer is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/8634-prostate-cancer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:highly treatable;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;highly treatable&quot;}\" class=\"link \">highly treatable<\/a> if found early.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis is why I have to say to everybody who\u2019s reading this, please, please, please go and get checked. It\u2019s not uncomfortable, it\u2019s not undignified. And it\u2019s a no-brainer. I did, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m sitting here talking to you 11 months down the line,&#8221; Clarkson said. &#8220;I\u2019ve seen so many people die of cancer. It doesn\u2019t bear thinking about what it must be like to live knowing that an illness is going to kill you. It must be very, very, very distressing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Clarkson&#8217;s journey with cancer began after a routine medical exam in May 2025. Following blood tests, a MRI, and biopsy, cancerous cells were confirmed to be in his prostate gland, a walnut-sized organ below the bladder which is part of the male reproductive system. He was treated for a malignant tumor last August with a high-intensity focused ultrasound.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Jeremy Clarkson on &#8216;Clarkson&#8217;s Farm&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Amazon MGM Studios<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There were complications due to the fact that Clarkson was also facing vascular and cardiac problems, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c1l40gp6njro\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:fitted with two life-saving stents;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;fitted with two life-saving stents&quot;}\" class=\"link \">fitted with two life-saving stents<\/a> in 2024 to prevent a fatal heart attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;That was horrific and it was all my own fault,&#8221; he said of a health scare amid his cancer treatment. &#8220;I\u2019d been on drugs for heart issues and I had to come off them during the cancer treatment. Two or three weeks after the cancer operation, I thought I\u2019d better put myself back on those blood thinners. Big mistake, huge. It [resulted in] a very big emergency in the middle of the night. I\u2019m not even going to go into the treatment that was required as a result of that, because it was horrible. I didn\u2019t ask a doctor, I just thought, &#8216;I\u2019m sure it will be all right to go back on blood thinners.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Of the experience facing both health issues at once, the former <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/sabine-schmitz-dead-top-gear-nurburgring\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Top Gear;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Top Gear&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Top Gear <\/em><\/a>host told <em>The Times<\/em>, &#8220;It was quite spectacularly painful. It was beyond Defcon 1 on the pain scale.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thankfully, Clarkson is now doing well and hopes to be one of the men whose prostate cancer doesn&#8217;t reoccur. (According to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/8634-prostate-cancer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Mayo Clinic;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mayo Clinic&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Mayo Clinic<\/em><\/a>, for every 10 people treated for early-stage prostate cancer, studies show that 3 to 5 have a recurrence.) He is raising awareness about the disease and urging others to get screened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If there\u2019s just one person, a single person in the world, who watches <em>Clarkson\u2019s Farm<\/em> and thinks, you know what, I\u2019m gonna get myself checked, and discovers it early, and it\u2019s treated, and they lead a normal life, then it\u2019s worth being an illness bore,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And I also would \u2014 I hate the expression \u2014 call upon the government to look a bit more carefully at prostate cancer screening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Clarkson concluded by saying he is grateful to be alive and watch his children and grandchildren grow older.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I took a bit of a battering having cancer last year on top of heart problems,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;Yeah, but the stents mended me, the HIFU mended me, and here I am. I went to Simpsons [restaurant on the Strand in London] yesterday. I had a vegetarian starter: Isle of Wight tomatoes. God, it was stunning. Then I had boiled ham and parsley sauce and new potatoes. The only thing I try my hardest to avoid is processed foods. If it contains one thing, a steak, an egg, whatever it might be, as long as it\u2019s got just one ingredient, then it\u2019s good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jeremy-clarkson-remission-prostate-cancer-12003729\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Jeremy Clarkson is in remission after sharing his cancer diagnosis. The Clarkson&#8217;s Farm star underwent treatment for a malignant tumor on his prostate. He also faced heart surgery in 2024. 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