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Sunday, 21 June 2026

JEREMY CLARKSON'S DAUGHTER EMILY SHARES SWEET SNAP WITH HER DAD AFTER HE CONFIRMED HE IS IN REMISSION AND FILMING SERIES 6 OF CLARKSON'S FARM FOLLOWING PROSTATE CANCER DIAGNOSIS


Jeremy Clarkson's daughter Emily posted a sweet photograph with her father after he revealed he is now in remission following his prostate cancer diagnosis.

The Clarkson's Farm star, 66, first announced he was battling an 'aggressive' form of the disease during episode seven of his Amazon Prime Video series.

As the fifth series of the show was filmed before his treatment, Jeremy told viewers he was uncertain about his future and whether the show would return.

However, he has since confirmed that he is now doing well and is back at work filming the next season of his hit show.

Sharing the affectionate post for her dad hours before Father's Day in the UK, Emily wrote in the caption: '@prostatecanceruk @jeremyclarkson [blue heart emoji]'.

Emily cuddled up to her father in the black and white image as they both clutched drinks at a formal occasion they had attended together.

She also posted a quote from Jeremy urging others to get checked, which read: 'This is why I have to say to everybody who's reading this, please, please, go and get checked. 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'.


Jeremy Clarkson's daughter Emily posted a sweet photograph with her father after he revealed he is now in remission following his prostate cancer diagnosis


She also posted a quote from Jeremy urging others to get checked, which read: 'This is why I have to say to everybody who's reading this, please, please, go and get checked. 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'


Jeremy has highlighted how his early diagnosis after getting checked has been pivotal in treating the cancer. 

n a video, Jeremy expressed: “So, a bit of a year. But I am delighted to tell you that season 6 of Clarkson’s Farm is currently being filmed.

“It’s in production. And that’s particularly good news for me because, well if you know, you know, and if you don’t know, you need to watch season five,” he said before walking away.

The post was captioned: “Delighted to confirm that Series 6 of Clarkson’s Farm is in production.”

Fans flocked to the comments section to share their excitement about the renewal of their favourite show.

Jeremy Clarkson has said that he is now in remission after revealing last week that he had been battling 'aggressive' prostate cancer. 

In the series five finale of Clarkson's Farm, Jeremy, 66, revealed he had been diagnosed and had to undergo treatment for a malignant tumour in his prostate last August.

The final episode concluded with the presenter telling viewers: 'If this is all successful I'll see you for season six and if it isn't I won't. Take care everyone.' 

He revealed on the series, filmed from late 2024 to September 2025, how he had been diagnosed in May last year, and told farm pal Kaleb Cooper that 10 per cent of his prostate 'where the cancer is' is 'dead'. 

He began treatment and underwent an operation in August, before being rushed back to hospital in dramatic scenes which marked the end of the series. 

But now in a new interview he has spoken about how he is moving on with life now he is in remission.


Jeremy has said that he is now in remission after revealing last week that he had been battling 'aggressive' prostate cancer


In the series five finale of Clarkson's Farm, Jeremy revealed he had been diagnosed and had to undergo treatment for a malignant tumour in his prostate last August


He told The Times: 'I am without a doubt, officially, the world's luckiest man. 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.

'This is why I have to say to everybody who's reading this, please, please, please go and get checked. 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. I've seen so many people die of cancer. It doesn't bear thinking about what it must be like to live knowing that an illness is going to kill you.'

A follow-up PSA test two months ago revealed no indication of cancer and now he is officially in remission.

He also issued an update on his Instagram account on Saturday night, telling his followers: 'Hello there! Now the more observant among you will notice that I'm not dead...

'And I'm not just not dead, I'm perfectly fine. And the reason that I am fine is because the doctors caught the prostate cancer early and they caught it early because I got tested.

'And I know a lot of you will think you don't want to get tested but it's just a blood test these days. And if you go to your doctor and they say you don't have any symptoms and you're not in a high risk category then just lie. Say that you have to get up 32 times in the night for a wee.

'Because thousands of man die every year in the UK from prostate cancer. Don't be one of them. Get tested.' 

Earlier this week it was revealed that Jeremy is back filming series six of Clarkson's Farm. 

Fans of the hit Amazon Prime show will be delighted to hear the presenter is back in front of the camera after the future of Clarkson's Farm was thrown into doubt by his diagnosis.

The presenter was seen with the Amazon Prime camera crew at Diddly Squat Farm last week as he hosted the UK arable trade show, Cereals. 

Joined by his team Kaleb, Charlie Ireland and girlfriend Lisa Hogan, Diddly Squat saw a record-breaking crowd of over 25,000 visitors turn up to the farm to take in the 650 industry exhibitors.

A source told The Sun: 'He made his way around the crowd stopping to chat with everyone. He was laughing and joking with other farmers – he even gave a speech.

'There were cameras and crew present filming the scenes.'


He also issued an update on his Instagram account on Saturday night, telling his followers: 'Hello there! Now the more observant among you will notice that I'm not dead...'

He added: 'And I'm not just not dead, I'm perfectly fine. And the reason that I am fine is because the doctors caught the prostate cancer early and they caught it early because I got tested'

The final episode concluded with the presenter telling viewers: 'If this is all successful I'll see you for season six and if it isn't I won't. Take care everyone' (seen with partner Lisa Hogan) 

He revealed on the series, filmed from late 2024 to September 2025, how he had been diagnosed in May last year, and told farm pal Kaleb Cooper that 10 per cent of his prostate 'where the cancer is' is 'dead'


After series five was filmed, Jeremy revealed season six had been commissioned in his Sunday Times column. 

He wrote: 'Season five will air this year and season six has been commissioned and will air in summer 2027.' 

Jeremy also said he will stop doing Clarkson's Farm when he has run out of ideas - with even a seventh series possible as he has two 'quite good' ideas for what to focus on in each series. 

Fans were moved to tears when Jeremy shared his diagnosis in the final two episodes of the fifth season of Clarkson's Farm.

Clarkson was talking about plans for the upcoming harvest with Kaleb and Charlie when the broadcaster dropped the bombshell news on them.

The father-of-three said he had been diagnosed with an 'aggressive' form of cancer and would have to take time off during the harvest.

While telling Kaleb and Charlie the news, Clarkson said: 'I had a medical, you remember back in May. I disappeared off the other week and I had a biopsy and it is cancer and it's aggressive, but it's really early so the treatment will be, you know. 

'I was praying we could get the harvest done and then I could go and get some treatment but it's going to be slap bang in the middle.'

The farm faced a desperate race to harvest its barley and wheat before his treatment, with matters complicated by Kaleb's wife being due to give birth to the couple's third child. 

Clarkson hails early detection and intervention as the 'only reason there is any hope'.

'If I hadn't have got myself checked out and they hadn't caught the problem early this could well have been my last harvest. It's only because they did catch it early there's any hope. I'll be harvesting this farm for many, many years to come,' he said.

In a later scene, the presenter said he was given just six days notice ahead of his operation, which took place at a hospital in London on August 4. 

In scenes filmed the day before, Clarkson looked nervous as he and Lisa left the farm. 'I'll see you on the flip side,' he told Kaleb.

In what were originally the final scenes of the series, Clarkson tells Lisa, Kaleb, Charlie and Gerald: 'So we started the year and I had coronary heart disease and ended it with me with cancer.'

He continued: 'We 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.'

 When asked by Kaleb when they will know if the treatments have worked on the cancer, he replied: 'I don't know, I've got a blood test today, there'll be a blood test and then we'll know.

'Not for another few weeks. Come on cheer up, it probably did work.'

Clarkson revealed that filming had wrapped after the fireside chat, but matters changed after he was rushed back to hospital. The final episode cut to an ambulance with blue lights, and then the presenter in a hospital bed, where he reveals things haven't gone completely to plan.

He said: 'Some of the treatment has gone awry, let's say, I'm going to be here for a little while. I'm nil by mouth, I don't know what's going to happen.

'What I wanted to say was if this is all successful I'll see you for season six and if it isn't I won't. Take care everyone.'

In his new interview with The Times he told how the hiccup was caused by him resuming a course of tablets he had been taking for his earlier vascular and cardiac problems. 

He said: 'That was horrific and it was all my own fault. I'd 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'd better put myself back on those blood thinners. Big mistake, huge.'

It resulted in the emergency dash to the hospital for another procedure to sort things out which he has described as 'spectacularly painful'.

- CHARLOTTE DEAN

Wednesday, 17 June 2026

'TOP GEAR' STAR JEREMY CLARKSON OPENS UP ABOUT HIS 'AGGRESSIVE' CANCER DIAGNOSIS

 

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British television presenter Jeremy Clarkson has revealed that he’s been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of cancer.

Clarkson shared the diagnosis in the final two episodes of Clarkson’s Farm Season 5, which are streaming on Prime Video. In the episodes, he told his co-stars, Charlie Ireland and Kaleb Cooper, “I’ve got cancer.” A shocked Cooper replied, “No, you haven’t. Where?” Clarkson answered, “Where it is is of no concern of anybody. I’ve known since May.”

It was later revealed that Clarkson had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, but he said it had been caught early. He explained that he “disappeared off the other week” because he went to the doctor for a “biopsy.” The doctor told him the cancer was “aggressive” but that they’d caught it “really early.”

“I was praying we could get the harvest done, and then I could go and get some treatment, but it’s going to be slap bang in the middle,” he added, per Deadline. “I’m not daft, it’s going to be in about two weeks, maybe three. I’ll have to go and have an operation, and then, the operation is in and out in no time, but your body’s out of action for a little while.”

Clarkson was later seen in the hospital, where he noted that he’d started Season 5 in a “hospital bed” and now “we are at the end of Season 5 and I’m back in a hospital bed.” He also said that “some of the treatment” had “gone awry.”

“What I wanted to say was if this is all successful, I’ll see you for Season 6, and if it isn’t, I won’t,” he added. “Take care, everyone.”

Ahead of the final episodes, Clarkson posted a video on Instagram to share some “somber news,” telling viewers, “Ordinarily we try to keep the show bucolic and charming and cheerful, but two episodes which drop in the middle of the night tonight are, they’re none of those things, really.”

He told his followers that the episodes are “a difficult watch… they’re really, really difficult.”

Clarkson is best known for hosting the British motoring-themed program Top Gear for almost 20 years alongside Richard Hammond and James May. Since 2021, he’s starred in Clarkson’s Farm on Prime Video, which follows the host as he attempts to run a farm with no previous farming experience.

- Martin Holmes

Thursday, 26 September 2024

JEREMY CLARKSON JUST REVEALED THE STIG'S FINAL IDENTITY AFTER MORE THAN JUST

Sure, you’ve heard that The Stig was actually Perry McCarthy and Ben Collins, but did you know a third driver donned the iconic suit?


Some say that he only knows two facts about ducks and both of them are wrong. Photo: YANN COATSALIOU/AFP (Getty Images)


After more than two decades, Jeremy Clarkson finally hung up his driving gloves after the final episode of ‘The Grand Tour’ aired on Amazon Prime. When the show’s finale aired last week, Clarkson hosted a viewing party at his British pub, where he shared a few secrets from the show and its predecessor, ‘Top Gear,’ including the identity of tame racing driver The Stig.

The Stig was a fixture of BBC show ‘Top Gear’ while it was presented by Clarkson alongside James May and Richard Hammond, and also featured in later incarnations with hosts like Matt Leblanc and Chris Harris.

Over the years, the tame racing driver was a personality embodied by several racing drivers, with the first two each revealing themselves while the show was still on air. First, Perry McCarthy donned the black helmet in 2002 and 2003 before his cover was blown by a British tabloid and the character was killed off.

From 2003, the white Stig appeared on our screens with touring car racer Ben Collins playing the man behind the mask for seven years. However, Collins elected to burst his own bubble when he wanted to release a book about his career and time at ‘Top Gear,’ so he was soon kicked off the show.

From 2010, another tame racing driver has filled the shoes of The Stig, covering episodes hosted by Clarkson and co as well as new ‘Top Gear’ hosts Harris, Paddy McGuinness and Freddie Flintoff. Now, Clarkson has revealed the true identity of the third incarnation of The Stig.

While speaking with a crowd at his British pub, Clarkson said “The original Stig was Perry McCarthy, followed by Ben Collins, followed by Phil Keen. There isn’t a current ‘Top Gear’ so there isn’t a current Stig, but the last one was Phil Keen.”

So, there you have it, from 2010 until the show’s last episode in 2022 The Stig was actually British GT racer Phil Keen.

In case that name isn’t familiar to you, let me give you a run through Keen’s credentials. Keen is regarded as the most successful driver in British GT history, having claimed 24 wins, 16 pole positions and a British GT Championship win in 2009.

The British racer has also taken on the European Le Mans Series, driving in the LMGT3 class in which he has so far picked up two top 10 finishes so far this year.

What this revelation means for Keen’s future in the role remains to be seen. However, as the show’s future was thrown into doubt following a serious crash involving host Flintoff in 2022, he may now be known as the final Stig.

- Owen Bellwood

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

FORMER TOP GEAR PRESENTER JEREMY CLARKSON DELIVERS 1,000 BEERS BY TRACTOR TO ALPINE F1 TEAM


Television personality and celebrity farmer Jeremy Clarkson fulfilled a promise to the Alpine Formula One team on Monday by turning up at the factory on a Lamborghini tractor laden with 1,000 beers.

Former Top Gear presenter Clarkson, whose farming documentary series is a hit on Amazon, promised on Twitter to buy everyone a pint of his locally produced beer if Esteban Ocon finished on the podium at last month's Monaco Grand Prix.

The tweet had reached 5.5 million views by Monday.