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"I'm not just not dead, I'm perfectly fine," says Jeremy Clarkson as he confirms Clarkson's 51AVÊÓÆµSeries 6 is in production

The Diddly Squat farmer urges others to get tested after telling viewers he was having treatment for prostate cancer

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
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Jeremy Clarkson says: "I’m not just not dead, I’m perfectly fine" after revealing cancer diagnosis on the final episodes of Clarkson's Farm
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Jeremy Clarkson says: "I’m not just not dead, I’m perfectly fine" after revealing cancer diagnosis on the final episodes of Clarkson's Farm

Jeremy Clarkson has said he is officially in remission from prostate cancer following his emotional announcement in the final episodes of Series Five of Clarkson's Farm.

Viewers were left stunned as the former Top Gear presenter told Diddly Squat colleagues Kaleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland that he had been diagnosed with an ‘aggressive' form of the disease which had thankfully been caught early.Ìý

"I disappeared off the other week and I had a biopsy, and it is cancer, and it's aggressive, but it's really early," he said.

READ NOW: Farmers encouraged to prioritise health after Jeremy Clarkson shares cancer diagnosis

In the following episode, Mr Clarkson confirmed the type of cancer, telling Mr Cooper: "The prostate, 10% of it is dead, the 10% where the cancer is."

The series ended as it had begun with Mr Clarkson in a hospital bed warning viewers some of the treatment had gone ‘awry' and admitted he did not know exactly what was going to happen.

However, in an interview with the Sunday Times, "I am without a doubt, officially, the world's luckiest man,"Ìý

READ MORE: Scottish rugby union legend and farmer disappointed by committee's 'no' to mass prostate cancer screening

The farmer, hosted Cereals on his Chipping Norton farm earlier this month, posted two videos on social media the weekend, to tell followers that season six of Clarkson's 51AVÊÓÆµis in production. He then joked: "The more observant among you will have noticed that I am not dead."

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

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He then urged others to get tested and said the procedure is ‘just a blood test these days'.

Following his announcement, the Farming Community Network's marketing and events officer Rachel Davey said: "Jeremy's platform is one of the biggest, particularly in the farming community. His decision to film his diagnosis and the difficult conversations that followed is not just brave, it will also bring a sense of connection and hope to those currently affected by cancer, and illustrates that the disease can affect anyone.

  • If you are worried about yourself or others, then you can find out more about rural cancer services

"The nature of farming means that farmers often put their health on the back burner. They are used to aches and pains; and long working hours, non-negotiable jobs such as milking, and lack of access to care and support due to rurality and time, mean that symptoms are ignored or investigated much later than they should be."

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