‘I was in a panic' says Jeremy Clarkson as he opens up on heart op & stressful ‘disasters' that led up to hospital dash

The Sun

22-05-2025

JEREMY Clarkson has opened up about his heart operation and scary hospital dash for the first time ahead of the launch of a brand new Clarkson's Farm.
The TV host will be more candid than ever in scenes to be aired as part of series four of his hit Prime Video show.
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Dramatic scenes will show Jezza's health dwindling in moments on the show that will prove hard to watch.
Opening up to The Sun, Jeremy said of his ailing health throughout the series: 'You can see me becoming more and more ill as the days go on, because I just lose my sense of humour, lose my ability to stay calm. I get in a proper old panic.
'I didn't know at the time. I knew I wasn't being me. Because if you don't sleep, it very quickly has an effect."
Revealing how he was under immense pressure amid his health issues, Jeremy said: 'I was trying to get the pub open for the August Bank Holiday weekend, and at the same time doing the harvest on the farm.
'And it's very well documented I ended up in hospital with a heart problem, when you see how stressful it was trying to do those two things - there's simply no sleep.
'I was coming back knackered from a day trying to get the pub open, and having to get straight into the tractor to do grain carting through the night.
'You can't make the harvest wait, if it's dry, ready and fit, as they say in farming I've discovered, if the wheat and barley fit you've got to get out there. God it was knackering."
Jeremy also revealed how things going wrong and last-minute "disasters" also took its toll, with the former Top Gear star now admitting he was 'silly' to attempt to do as much as he did across the two days.
Jezza continued: "The amount of things that went wrong in the two days in the opening weekend.
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"I know everyone's going to say you made that up, it can't possibly be that disastrous. But it was.
"It was one thing after another after another, it was incredibly stressful.
'That was idiotic to try and do what I tried to do over those weekends.'
Last October, Jeremy first revealed he had faced a hospital dash before undergoing an emergency heart operation.
He said he experienced worrying symptoms such as feeling "clammy", "tightness in my chest", and "pins and needles in my left arm".
He revealed in his Sunday Times column an ambulance rushed him to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where tests ruled out a heart attack.
However, further examinations revealed one artery was fully blocked and another was nearly blocked, putting him at serious risk.
A stent was inserted into the blocked artery to keep it open and restore blood flow to the heart.
He wrote: "It wasn't especially painful. Just odd," and said he thought at the time, "Crikey, that was close."
Clarkson's Farm series guide
By Conor O'Brien, TV Reporter
Clarkson's Farm airs on Prime Video and follows TV personality Jeremy Clarkson as he manages his Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds.
Three series have been released to date and here is an overview of what has happened so far.
Series 1
Jeremy takes over the day-to-day running of the newly renamed Diddly Squat Farm.
Lisa Hogan, Kaleb Cooper, "Cheerful Charlie" Ireland and Gerald Cooper are also introduced.
Jeremy starts to assemble what he needs for his farm - as well as laying the groundwork for things to come later.
He buys key equipment including a tractor and cultivator, as well as taking on sheep and opening a farm shop.
Jeremy takes over the day-to-day running of the newly renamed Diddly Squat Farm.
Series 2
This series sees Jeremy look for ways to increase the farm's revenue.
One such example is bringing in a herd of cows although this isn't without its issues.
Jeremy also had the idea to convert the abandoned lambing barn into a restaurant where he could sell his meat from the farm.
For this plan to move forward, he had to get planning permission from the local council.
Viewers also meet Pepper, a heifer among the herd who ultimately becomes the star's favourite.
Series 3
The third series contained some of the show's most emotional moments to date.
In heartbreaking scenes, dozens of newborn piglets died as a result of overlaying - their mother rolling on to them.
Jeremy said goodbye to his favourite pig - the Baroness - after she developed cancer and needed to be put down.
Dry stonewall expert and "head of security" Gerald Cooper was diagnosed with cancer.
Jeremy and Kaleb began a competition between themselves - with Kaleb looking after the arable side and Jeremy taking the non-arable elements.
Fellow farmers - and famous faces - Andy Cato and George Lamb appear in this series
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