Jeremy Clarkson has opened up about his eight hour hospital visit as he underwent prostate exams to check for cancer.

The presenter, 65, has been keeping a close eye on his health following his hospital scare last year, where he was ‘days away from death’.

Jeremy revealed that he now gets a medical MOT ‘every couple of years’, and his last one was ‘eight solid hours of thoroughness’.

He shared that he underwent a cardiovascular and liver test, an ultrasound, MRI scan, none of which gave him any cause for concern until it came to the prostate exam.

A prostate exam is where a doctor checks the prostate by inserting their finger into the rectum. 

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Jeremy Clarkson has opened up about his eight hour hospital visit as he underwent prostate exams to check for cancer 

The presenter has been keeping a close eye on his health following his hospital scare last year, where he was ‘days away from death’

And the Clarkson’s Farm star admitted that he couldn’t understand how machines can ‘spot what’s happening in every part of your body, apart from your bottom’. 

Writing in his Sunday Times column, Jeremy said: ‘They can pH๏τograph 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 ᴀssume it’s because he likes it.’

But the former Top Gear star added that he knows the check is for his own good, and said he is happy doing the exam to make sure ‘he’s not going to drop ᴅᴇᴀᴅ in the morning’.

He continued: ‘The truth is, we do need to know this stuff. 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 pH๏τographing suggests all is well. And let me tell you, nothing makes you feel better than knowing for sure you’re not going to drop ᴅᴇᴀᴅ tomorrow morning.’

Jeremy’s own Gerald Cooper, who is a frequent star on his Amazon Prime show Clarkson’s Farm, was treated for prostate cancer and underwent surgery in 2023. 

Gerald revealed in June last year that he had been given the all clear from doctors. 

It comes after Jeremy revealed the very unlikely reason he was arrested and thrown into a French prison aged just 19.

Jeremy revealed that he now gets a medical MOT ‘every couple of years’, and his last one was ‘eight solid hours of thoroughness’

He shared that he underwent a cardiovascular and liver test, an ultrasound, MRI scan, none of which gave him any cause for concern until it came to the prostate exam 

The Clarkson’s Farm star admitted that he couldn’t understand how machines can ‘spot what’s happening in every part of your body, apart from your bottom

Speaking during the new series of his Clarkson’s Farm, the broadcaster blamed his brush with the law on a slug.

He said: ‘I once had to go to prison in France because of a slug. True story. I went to a restaurant called La Pomme d’Amour and there was a slug in my lettuce’.

Jeremy explained that the apologetic waiter then offered him as much as he could drink in a bid to quickly smooth over the situation.

‘I was only 19 so I thought: “I will then” And I did. I was arrested a bit later because I was a bit wobbly. I was trying to explain to the policeman that I’d eaten a slug and the man had given me a lot of drink’.

‘But I couldn’t think what the French for slug was. I said: “Je mange un escargot sans maison” [I eat a snail without a home].

‘They just thought: “This man is definitely paralytic”, I got thrown into prison because I didn’t know the French for slug.’

Elsewhere during the latest episodes, Jeremy was left choked up as he thanked his farm ᴀssistant Harriet Cowan for ‘saving his life’ during an emotional send-off.

The Top Gear legend praised Harriet, 24, – who had been stepping in for fan favourite Kaleb Cooper, 26 – was heading back to Derbyshire after lending a helping hand at Diddly Squat Farm.

Getting visibly emotional, Jeremy told Harriet: ‘Listen, you’ve been an absolute star. Thanks ever so much for everything.

‘Absolutely brilliant, and best of luck, and I’ll send you pictures of the barley when it’s growing.’

Quick as a flash, Harriet quipped: ‘If there are any f**k ups don’t send them to me.’

The former Top Gear star added that he knows the check is for his own good, and said he is happy doing the exam to make sure ‘he’s not going to drop ᴅᴇᴀᴅ in the morning’

Jeremy’s own Gerald Cooper (R) was treated for prostate cancer and underwent surgery in 2023. Gerald revealed in June last year that he had been given the all clear from doctors

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Jeremy replied: ‘No, I’m not. I’m not going to tell Kaleb either. That’s the important thing. Saved my life, you did. You were brilliant.’

As she packed up to leave the caravan she’d been living in, Jeremy quickly asked if he could call on her again if he ever got ‘stuck’ to which she ᴀssured him he could.

Speaking directly to camera, the telly star summed it all up with: ‘She’s a superstar, that one.’

Clarkson’s kind words came after weeks of chaos at the farm following Kaleb’s absence.

The young farmer was away touring with his live show, The World According to Kaleb, leaving Jeremy to tackle most of the graft alone.

In one scene, the TV presenter is seen stranded in the dark, stuck in a tractor and completely overwhelmed.

‘I don’t know anything,’ he says, flustered. ‘The fuse has blown [in the tractor], Lisa’s in London, Kaleb’s off wherever the b****y hell he is.

‘It’s coming up for six o’clock and all I’ve drilled in a whole day is a tenth of the field.’

Struggling to stay afloat, he turns to land agent Charlie Ireland for help.

‘I’m thinking while Kaleb is away I’m going to need a hand,’ he admits. ‘Is it possible for you to go away and find someone to give me a hand? Because I’m properly struggling.’

Full-time farmer and nurse Harriet soon stepped in and after the fourth series dropped, fans raved ‘a star is born’ at the newcomer.