Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJeremy Clarkson grappled with going public about his cancer diagnosis and contemplated whether he should “disappear” from Clarkson’s Farm while undergoing treatment. The 66-year-old TV personality revealed he had been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer in the final episodes of the Prime Video show’s fifth season.In a new interview, he said the “Clarkson mentality” was not to tell anybody: “You are not allowed to be ill, and if you are ill, you certainly don’t own up to it. You just go to work as usual.”Clarkson said he had to “wrestle” with the decision before realising he couldn’t disappear from the show, because people would wonder where he was.Clarkson’s Farm follows the former Top Gear host as he redevelops a 100-acre farm, Diddly Squat, in the Cotswolds.In fullJeremy Clarkson pondered ‘just disappearing’ from Clarkson’s Farm amid cancer diagnosisThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Although Clarkson did not disclose the stage of the cancer, he described it as "aggressive" and said part of his prostate had been removed as part of his treatment.

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Jeremy Clarkson got back to work and has been busy filming the new series of Clarkson's Farm amid his prostate cancer diagnosis

The presenter also revealed that he had met with David Cameron and other public figures to share their cancer experiences

Jeremy Clarkson has shared a announcement on social media and thanked followers for their support after revealing on Clarkson's Farm that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer

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

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The 66-year-old revealed on his TV show that he was diagnosed in May last year.

Jeremy Clarkson has addressed the future of his Clarkson’s Farm TV series after announcing his cancer diagnosis. The 66-year-old presenter revealed in the latest episodes of the…

‘I had to wrestle with it for a long time in my head,’ the TV personality said

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