Jeremy Clarkson announces remission from prostate cancer.
The 65-year-old ‘Clarkson’s Farm‘ star confirmed to The Times that a follow-up PSA test carried out two months ago came back clear. The update lands just days after the season five finale of the show, in which he disclosed his diagnosis on camera for the first time and signed off from a hospital bed.
“I am without a doubt, officially, the world’s luckiest man,” Clarkson told the outlet. He said the public reaction to his diagnosis “landed harder than I thought it would.”
He then emphasized the seriousness of it, saying, “It 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.”
Clarkson has used his diagnosis to campaign for earlier prostate screening among men. “This is why I have to say to everybody who’s reading this, please, please, please go and get checked,” he told the outlet. “It’s not uncomfortable, it’s not undignified. And it’s a no-brainer. I did, and that’s why I’m sitting here talking to you 11 months down the line.”
He has also connected with other public figures who have faced the same diagnosis, including former UK Prime Minister David Cameron and food writer Giles Coren.
Clarkson said the three now meet for lunch periodically to discuss their experiences, and that Cameron has told him people frequently approach him to say his openness about the disease pushed them to get tested themselves.
Clarkson’s cancer was diagnosed in May 2025 during a routine medical check-up. Doctors discovered a tumor on his prostate and the condition was classified as aggressive.
A procedure removed the tumor, and a Prostate Specific Antigen test conducted two months back showed no remaining signs of the disease. He will, however, continue regular blood tests to monitor his condition going forward.
The host chose to keep the diagnosis largely private at the time, only revealing it publicly through the most recent season of ‘Clarkson’s Farm.’
As of now, he remains cautious but optimistic, stating, “I try to be positive. I’ve decided to be one of the 60 per cent who don’t have a recurrence.”
He also had to make several lifestyle changes. Clarkson revealed to The Sunday Times, “I drive much more slowly. I’m a bit of a dawdler. I go for walks a lot. I have vegetarian food.”
The Top Gear host’s motivation behind wanting to live are his grandchildren, Arlo, 3 and Xanthe, 1. He wants to be around to watch them grow up.
