Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has shared a candid health update after a recent prostate examination.
The motoring journalist and farmer shared his experiences of the screening, as he revealed he has had too many friends “go down” with prostate cancer.
It comes a year after the star was just days from death before he underwent heart surgery to clear blocked arteries.
Writing in his weekly column for The Sunday Times, Mr Clarkson said his late doctor rarely informed him of any medical issues.
According to Clarkson, the medic “was too busy name-dropping” his other celebrity clients, such as singer Rita Ora, while undergoing checks.
The 65-year-old, who recently claimed to have lost about a stone and a half after using the Mounjaro weight-loss jab, added that he now pays for his own medicals “every couple of years”.
He then began talking about having a prostate exam, which involves a doctor inserting a finger into the rectum.
Mr Clarkson said that he does not mind the process as “we do need to know this stuff”, as prostate cancer kills around 9,000 men in England every year.
He then reflected on unnamed friends who have been struck with the most common type of cancer in Britain.
Mr 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.”
Gerald Cooper — a colleague of the broadcaster on Amazon’s Clarkson's Farm — was one friend of his diagnosed with prostate cancer.
At the end of series three of the show, the farmer was said to be improving as he underwent treatment for the illness, and last year the team shared the fantastic news that he is cancer-free.
