'I've got cancer.' Jeremy Clarkson's quietly spoken words were met with stunned silence, not just from his close friends on the show, Kaleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland, but from his legions of fans.

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