Jeremy Clarkson has given supporters an update on his health just months after he had a brush up with death.
Speaking about cars in his column in The Sunday Times, Jeremy revealed: ‘I have a trapped nerve in my back at the moment.
The G 580, a Mercedes motor, is anything but stable. It constantly sways and tilts, making it unpredictable to drive.
Switching from the G 580 to Lisa’s Range Rover is like upgrading from an uncomfortable economy airline seat to a luxurious bed in a tranquil hotel.
Former Top Gear host, 65-year-old Clarkson, is now filming the fifth series of Clarkson’s Farm after the positive reception of the recently aired fourth season.
Dubbed more ‘sweary and politically incorrect than ever’, the latest insight into Clarkson’s Diddly Squat farm saw him navigate a host of challenges such as the opening of his new Farmer’s Dog pub.
Jeremy Clarkson, 65, has given supporters an update on his health just months after he had a brush up with death
The former Top Gear presenter has already begun filming for series five of Clarkson’s Farm following the success of the recently released season four (pictured with Kaleb Cooper)
But as he prepared for the boozer’s first day in business last summer, Jeremy became ‘more and more ill’ and ultimately had to undergo life-saving surgery to hold his arteries open – something detailed in the new series.
The presenter has indeed been keeping a close eye on his health since his scare late last year.
Jeremy undergoes a medical MOT ‘every couple of years’, with his latest check-up seeing him sit through ‘eight solid hours of thoroughness’.
He shared that he underwent a cardiovascular and liver test, an ultrasound, MRI scan, none of which gave him any cause for concern until it came to the prostate exam.
A prostate exam is where a doctor checks the prostate by inserting their finger into the rectum.
And the Clarkson’s Farm star admitted that he couldn’t understand how machines can ‘spot what’s happening in every part of your body, apart from your bottom’.
He wrote in an earlier column: ‘They can photograph your ventricles and every bit of your brain, but if they want to know what’s going on with your prostate, which lives in the anus, for some reason, the doctor has to put his finger in there. I can only assume it’s because he likes it.’
But the former Top Gear star added that he knows the check is for his own good, and said he is happy doing the exam to make sure ‘he’s not going to drop dead in the morning’.
After a worrying health scare last year in which he came ‘days from death’, the Diddly Squat farmer is now suffering with a ‘trapped nerve’ in his back
He continued: ‘The truth is, we do need to know this stuff. I’ve had too many friends go down with prostate cancer, and all it takes to get on top of the situation early is a moment or two of being a bit cross-eyed. You get the all-clear and the doc goes home happy. What’s not to like?
‘I went home very happy, because the initial probing and photographing suggests all is well. And let me tell you, nothing makes you feel better than knowing for sure you’re not going to drop dead tomorrow morning.’
Jeremy did however come terrifyingly close to death during the filming of Clarkson’s Farm season four.
As he was working on the opening of The Farmer’s Dog, he became ‘more and more ill’ before getting ‘in a right panic’ as he lost all of his sense of humour and ‘ability to stay calm’.
Clarkson underwent an urgent two hour surgery to hold his arteries open, improve blood flow to his heart and relieve his chest pain.
Jeremy was told by doctors that ‘a lot’ of his current work will have ‘to go’, and suggested replacing it with golf.
Although Jeremy said there was little chance he would stop working, he admitted his new diet was ‘horrific’ and the renowned meat-eater said he was struggling to ‘make celery interesting’.
So he turned to Ozempic – used to treat diabetes – but it left him feeling unwell again and finished his use half a stone heavier than when he started.
Despite losing almost two stone in the last six months after turning to Mounjaro, Clarkson admitted that his wife Lisa Hogan (right) has ‘given up’ on making him look presentable
Writing in his column in The Times in March, he said: ”My body lost the ability to deal with gluttony but once the initial enthusiasm had worn off, my mind still wanted to breakfast on Cadbury Fruit & Nut.
‘This meant I was sick a lot. And after I had vomited, I figured I was empty and could have another bottle and maybe another bar of chocolate too.’
‘Microdosing’ Mounjaro has done the trick however, a drug which mimicks out hormones that help regulate appetite and blood sugar.
Jeremy has lost almost two stone and is now sporting a slimmer, healthier look – he insists that his girlfriend Lisa Hogan has ‘given up’ on making him look good however.
Jeremy told The Sun: ‘Lisa’s given up on trying to make me look presentable. I mean, I’ve never heard such nonsense. Trimming eyebrows? What does it matter? I’m 65, it’s not like I’m David Gandy.’
He added: ‘I lost about a stone and a half, maybe a little more, and then it’s just levelled out now. I think I eat pretty well, I just drink too much – that’s the essence of it.
‘If I could just do something about that, but then I think, “what’s the point?”‘
