Jeremy Clarkson said Clarkson’s Farm fans could expect some “sombre news”, ahead of him revealing his prostate cancer diagnosis on the show on Tuesday (16 June). In the final two episodes of the Amazon Prime show, the 66-year-old told co-stars Charlie Ireland and Kaleb Cooper the cancer was aggressive, but it had been caught at a “really early” stage. Later in the episode, he is seen speaking from a hospital bed, saying some of the treatment had “gone awry” and that he will be “here for a little while”. In an Instagram video posted on Tuesday (16 June), hours before the episodes dropped, Clarkson said: “We ordinarily try to keep the show bucolic and charming and cheerful. But the final two episodes… they’re none of those things.”

The former Top Gear and Grand Tour host shared the news in the final two episodes of the fifth season of Clarkson's Farm, which were released overnight.

He told his loved ones about the diagnosis while filming the show and shared that there had been complications during treatment - the star has known about the news since May

Clarkson says he is expected to undergo surgery within weeks