Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he was ‘days from death’ after a terrifying health scare.
Writing in his Sunday Times column, the 64-year-old broadcaster detailed a string of sudden and severe symptoms that began during a holiday – signs he initially brushed off but which ultimately led to an ambulance ride, surgery, and a life-saving stent.
It all began, he says, with an ill-fated attempt to dive from a boat while on holiday. Mid-air, Clarkson second-guessed his abilities and tried to convert the dive into a jump, resulting in what he described as ‘an almighty belly flop that caused pain ‘you measure in acres.’
But more concerning was what followed: struggling to swim a short distance and arriving at the beach ‘mostly dead.’
‘I’ve never struggled with swimming before, and now, suddenly,