Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper has revealed he suffered a painful foot injury following a game of football earlier this week.
The 26-year-old shared an update from A&E on Wednesday, confirming he had fractured his foot after taking a tumble on Tuesday evening.
Posting to Instagram, Cooper showed followers a video of his visibly swollen ankle as he hobbled around the farm, grimacing in pain.
He said: “I just got back from football and I'm trying to shut the chickens up and look at that ankle, ahh pain, the pain, the pain!”
The following morning, the 26-year-old posted an update from hospital as he prepared for an x-ray.
Hours later, he confirmed the ankle was fractured and showed off a medical boot fitted to stabilise the injury.
“Not good,” he wrote, before adding in a separate video that he was now “hobbling around”.
Despite the break, Cooper insisted he will still attend this weekend’s Three Counties Show, where he’s due to appear on Sunday.
He said: “I may be hobbling around as I have fractured my ankle but I will still be at the Three Counties Show on Sunday.
“I've got my Kaleb Cooper contracting stand there, Hawkstone cider, as well as I'll be doing talks through out the day on the Sunday, so do pop along to say hello.
“I am looking forward to this one even though I maybe hobbling around I will be there.”
The news comes after viewers criticised Cooper for being frosty towards with temporary farmhand Harriet Cowan on the latest series of Clarkson’s Farm.
Cowan was brought in to cover Cooper’s absence while he embarked on a live stage tour.
But when he returned, viewers were quick to pick up on his standoffish behaviour — with one tense scene showing Cooper silently inspecting Cowan’s work before making a pointed remark about fertiliser.
The interaction sparked backlash, with some fans labelling Cooper “rude” and “childish”, and even suggesting he should be dropped from the show. Others criticised him for being unwelcoming to a newcomer doing her job.
Jeremy Clarkson himself appeared to call out the behaviour during filming, joking that Cooper had contracted “c*** flu” after spending too long being pampered on tour and needed to re-acclimate to farm life.
However, Cooper and Cowan have since found friendlier footing, with later episodes showing them getting on.
