Jeremy Clarkson reveals 'I was hours away' in heartbreaking health admission
The Clarkson's Farm star, 65, was rushed to hospital in October last year, where he underwent emergency heart surgery, after two stents were fitted to his blood vessels
Jeremy Clarkson has disclosed that he was "hours away" from a potentially fatal heart attack before being rushed to hospital for an emergency procedure last year. The television host underwent surgery to have two stents inserted.
The star of Clarkson's Farm recounted waking up feeling "clammy" with chest tightness and pins and needles in his left arm, reflecting on the incident as "scary looking back" at his close call with death last October.
Speaking to the Telegraph, Jeremy said: "It wasn't a heart attack, but I was hours away from one."
"All of the vessels feeding the heart with blood looked like something dangling from a cave in the Peak District. They were just ruined," reports Gloucestershire Live.
"One of them was 90 per cent blocked. I didn't feel very well one morning. But everybody seems to agree it was the result of 60 years of really bad living, and of two weeks of ridiculous stress and no sleep."
After experiencing these alarming symptoms, the 65 year old sought medical attention at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. An electrocardiogram (ECG), blood tests, and X-rays initially ruled out a heart attack.
However, further examinations by doctors indicated that his condition was on the brink of rapid deterioration.
As a consequence of this health scare, Jeremy has made significant changes to his lifestyle. Heeding medical advice, he has cut out processed foods and started exercising more frequently.
One of his new activities includes playing pickleball, which is akin to tennis but played on a smaller court and involves using rackets or paddles.
Jeremy Clarkson has reportedly taken up a 'mono diet ', sticking to a single food or a tight selection of eats for an extended period, although he hasn't given up on the occasional glass of rosé wine.
This follows a humorous jab by Kaleb Cooper directed at Jeremy after feeling "being replaced" at the Diddly Squat farm. Since rising to fame on the initial three series of Clarkson's Farm, Kaleb has become quite the celebrity himself.
Sharing his thoughts with Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston during their show on Heart Radio, Kaleb was asked to rate Jeremy's performance.
Kaleb disclosed: "I'd say [with] 10 being the highest, probably a six."
Embarking on an assessment of Jeremy's farm skills, Kaleb added: "When he first started, he was like a 0.4 and then now... I'd be unfair to say that he's not good at his job anymore, do you know what I mean?"
He elaborated about Jeremy's abilities: "For example, he's really good with the pigs, he still can't put a tractor on a cultivator for example or any of that, but at the same time, you know, he's getting there slowly."
With Kaleb on tour, Jeremy brought on board new farm worker Harriet Cowan.
Fans welcomed the fourth instalment of Clarkson's Farm, which premiered on Amazon Prime on Friday, May 23.
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