Jeremy Clarkson has opened up about his health months after his battle with prostate cancer. Jeremy, 66, was shown being diagnosed with, and fighting, the disease in season five of his hit show Clarkson’s Farm.
Now in remission from the disease, he has recently won an NTA for Reality Docuseries for the Amazon Prime show. Speaking, however, about his current physical state, he has joked that he plans to be around for at least another six or seven years.
He told the Times: “I have a tax plan. I have made arrangements. To live for at least seven more years…Actually, six more years now. And then, if I accidentally croak, I’ll be happy.”
This seven years comment seemed to be a tongue-in-cheek comment to some of the UK’s tax rules in which a gift to an individual person can be free of inheritance tax, but only if the person who gave the gift lives for at least seven years after it was made.
The former Top Gear presenter also ruminated about how he views life following his cancer scare. Jeremy, who has lost a considerable amount of weight since being on Mounjaro explained: “Sure, I can eat less and more healthily. I can become a herbivore. And yes, I can go for 20-mile hikes and do 20,000 steps a day.
“But the truth is, there has to be some joy in life as well. And not drinking and not eating a pork chop means that there is less joy in life.”
This isn’t the first time Jeremy has talked about his health, describing himself last year as “the world’s luckiest man”.
Jeremy’s own battle with prostate cancer came after he suffered a major health scare in late-2024. However, it is his battle with the former that has made a significant difference with a massive jump in the number of men seeking advice about their prostate following his announcement.
Charity Prostate Cancer UK said they saw a 12 percent rise in new users on their website after Jeremy’s announcement.
In a statement released earlier this year, the fundraising and health strategy director for the charity Chiara De Biase, said: “We want to thank Jeremy for sharing his prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment in Clarkson’s Farm, raising vital awareness with the millions of men and families watching.”
Jeremy also joined other famous faces in receiving a prostate cancer diagnosis including multiple Olympic gold medal winning cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, Stephen Fry, and former Prime Minister Sir David Cameron.
This story originally appeared on Express.co.uk
