Jeremy Clarkson has shared a sad death admission as he opened up about getting prostate exams to check for cancer. The Clarkson’s Farm star has been keeping a close eye on his health following his hospital dash last year, where he was “days away from death”. He revealed in his Sunday Times column that he gets a medical MOT “every couple of years”, and his last one was “eight solid hours of thoroughness”.

Clarkson had a cardiovascular and liver test, an ultrasound, MRI scan, none of which gave him any cause for concern. But when it came to the prostate exam, where a doctor checks the prostate by inserting their finger into the rectum, Clarkson shared his shock. He admitted that he couldn’t understand how machines can “somehow spot what’s happening in every part of your body, apart from your bottom.”

He penned: “They can photograph your ventricles and every bit of your brain, but if they want to know what’s going on with your prostate, which lives in the anus, for some reason, the doctor has to put his finger in there. I can only assume it’s because he likes it.”

But the TV star added that he knows it is for his own good, and he said he is happy doing the exam to make sure “he’s not going to drop dead in the morning”.

He also added that he has had a lot of friends be diagnosed with the disease, adding: “The truth is, we do need to know this stuff,” Clarkson said. “I’ve had too many friends go down with prostate cancer, and all it takes to get on top of the situation early is a moment or two of being a bit cross-eyed.

“You get the all-clear and the doc goes home happy. What’s not to like?

“I went home very happy, because the initial probing and photographing suggests all is well. And let me tell you, nothing makes you feel better than knowing for sure you’re not going to drop dead tomorrow morning.”

Clarkson’s own co-star Gerald Cooper was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2023, but was given the all clear in June 2024 as he made an emotional return to the show.