--- title: "Jeremy Clarkson Has Been Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer" date: "2026-06-17" modified: "2026-06-17" authors: - name: "Byron Hurd" job_title: "Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/byron-hurd" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/jeremy-clarkson-has-been-diagnosed-with-prostate-cancer" categories: - "Culture" - "News" - "People" tags: - "Top Gear" --- # Jeremy Clarkson Has Been Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer ![Jeremy Clarkson ahead of the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit in Northampton, Great Britain on July 7, 2024.]() *\Jakub Porzycki via Getty Images\* Former [*Top Gear*]() and *The Grand Tour* host Jeremy Clarkson has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The auto journalist, 66, announced his condition in the series finale of his current program, *Clarkson's Farm*, *Reuters* [reports](). Clarkson hinted at the disclosure in an Instagram video he posted prior to the episode going live, prefacing it by saying he had "somber news" for fans of the ordinarily "bucolic, charming, and cheerful" documentary series. "But the final two episodes, which drop in the middle of the night tonight, are ... they're none of those things, really," he went on. "They're a difficult watch." "They're really, really difficult." https://www.instagram.com/p/DZp7njIsYtb/?hl=en Clarkson told others on the show that the disease was caught last May during a routine checkup and was discovered "really early." "If I hadn’t have got myself checked out and ​they hadn’t caught the problem early, this could well have been my last harvest," he said. "It’s only because they did catch it early, there’s every hope that I’ll be harvesting this farm for many, ​many years to come." He says he had an operation that removed 10% of his prostate. Clarkson, along with fellow former *Top Gear* presenters Richard Hammond and James May, [stepped down from hosting *The Grand Tour* in 2024](); the three have largely pursued [non-automotive subjects]() since departing the Amazon series. *Got a news tip? Let us know at tips@thedrive.com!* ## Author Byron is an editor at The Drive with a keen eye for infrastructure, sales and regulatory stories. He brings a light, punchy style to all of his content, believing that there's plenty out there to be laughed at—himself included. Born and raised in Maryland but now based just a stone's throw from Detroit, Byron is an auto enthusiast and generalist who enjoys building and tinkering with things of all kinds, from cars, computers and digital cityscapes, to the new garage that will soon house his fleet (a CT4-V Blackwing, a JK Wrangler and an NA Miata). Inspired by an early love of rollercoasters, Byron quickly caught the high-performance driving itch. He's been tracking and auto-crossing his cars since 2007. In his downtime, Byron enjoys reading, playing city builders, and studying the history of the Motor City. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()