Jeremy Clarkson has claimed that he’s “still got it” despite his “stiff” arteries and “fatty” liver as he opened up about something “awfully similar”. Clarkson’s foray into farming took something of a back seat as he dipped his toes into more familiar territory – the world of motoring – for a review of the new, high-end Bentley Continental GT S.
In June, Clarkson revealed he was in remission from prostate cancer. He also underwent heart surgery in 2024 after experiencing pins and needles and tightness in his chest. Doctors told him at the time that he had been at risk of a heart attack because of blocked arteries.
Clarkson insists his health hasn’t impacted his “knack” for cars, though. In his motor review, while Clarkson addressed the new electric Nissan Micra, he declared that his “mind is still sharp”.
He wrote in The Sunday Times: “It turns out that I’ve still got it. My arteries may be stiff and my liver fatty but the mind is still sharp and the knack of working out what’s what with a car is still there.
“Which is why, after just a few miles in the new electric Nissan Micra, I thought to myself, ‘Hang on. This feels awfully similar to the electric Renault 5 that I tested last summer’.
“When I got home, I did some digging and found the seat of my pants had been right. They may not look the same, but under the skin, they’re identical.”
Speaking previously about his heart scare, Clarkson put his deterioration to the “stressful” pressure of launching his Cotswolds pub, The Farmer’s Dog. He made the comments on the opening episode of Clarkson’s Farm series five.
He said to co-star Kaleb Cooper: “I’m back and not dead. The Grim Reaper will have to wait. It was f***ing close, though.”
In other news, Clarkson recently shed light on some of the “unpleasant” jobs he has to tackle at his Diddly Squat Farm. He also revealed there are some tasks “you don’t get paid for”.
He wrote in the Sun: “Some jobs on the farm are unpleasant. Sexing rabbits is annoyingly difficult, and disposing of dead piglets is heartbreaking.”
Yet Clarkson remains dedicated to his new profession, noting that there is ” nowhere you’d rather be”, but he did hit out at one particular issue he claims involves a “strange hatred”.
He added: “Thanks to the hot summer and this government’s strange hatred of farmers, you don’t actually get paid for the wheat and the barley you’ve harvested.
“In fact, I worked out this morning that it’d be cheaper to go on an expensive holiday.”
This story originally appeared on Express.co.uk
