Jeremy Clarkson has revealed doctors told him he should stop working following his recent heart surgery . The former Top Gear presenter, 64, required an "urgent" procedure after a "sudden deterioration" in his health. He was fitted with two stents, which improves blood flow to the heart, following his ailments.
Now, the presenter of ITV's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? has revealed his doctor told him he should give up a lot of his current roles, suggesting he should instead replace it with a hobby such as golf . However, he admitted if he didn't work he would just "sit at home all day, rotting". Writing in the Sun , Jeremy said: "The worst problem though is diet.
To cut my alarmingly high levels of cholesterol, I need to cut out, completely, everything I like eating. Bacon, sausages, beef, lamb, pork, butter, chips, proper milk, Cadbury’s fruit and nut bars and the interesting bit in an egg. "I’ve had a week now to live in the new regime and it’s horrific.
" Jeremy previously how he felt "clammy", with a "tightness in my chest", and "pins and needles in my left arm", and having heard news of former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond's fatal heart attack , decided he needed to see his doctor. He said he then went to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford via an ambulance, where they ruled out a heart attack after undergoing an electrocardiogram (ECG), blood tests and X-rays. He was then told he required surgery and had a stent fitted within two hours.
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