Jeremy Clarkson, the outspoken host of The Grand Tour and Clarkson’s Farm, has revealed a recent health scare that required emergency heart surgery. The popular presenter, known for his candid style and love of fast cars, underwent a procedure to insert a stent after experiencing concerning symptoms.
In a column for The Sunday Times, Clarkson described feeling clammy, with a tightness in his chest and pins and needles in his left arm. Despite initial fears of a heart attack, tests revealed a different underlying issue. “I certainly wasn’t having a heart attack. But if it hadn’t looked that way, I never would have been sent to hospital,” he wrote.
The symptoms began to manifest during a holiday in the Indian Ocean. Clarkson noticed difficulty with simple tasks like standing, swimming, and descending stairs. “These problems all manifested themselves in one day, which made the rest of my holiday extremely relaxing because all I did was sit in a chair drinking wine and eating cheese,” he joked.
Upon returning home, Clarkson’s condition worsened. He was rushed to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, where doctors ruled out a heart attack. Instead, he was diagnosed with a blockage in his arteries and received a stent to improve blood flow. “The next morning I went home, and here I am, two hours later, writing this and sort of thinking, ‘Crikey, that was close,'” he shared.
Clarkson’s health scare comes on the heels of the conclusion of The Grand Tour series and the ongoing success of Clarkson’s Farm. The presenter, known for his love of the countryside and farming, has hinted at the possibility of a fifth season of his popular agricultural show.
