Jeremy Clarkson reveals he was 'days away from death' before undergoing urgent heart operation Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline and Matt Strudwick For Mailonline Published: 00:46, 21 October 2024 | Updated: 00:47, 21 October 2024 e-mail View comments Jeremy Clarkson has revealed that he was 'days away from death' before undergoing an urgent heart operation recently. The 64-year-old former Top Gear host had to have the procedure after a 'sudden deterioration' in his health, with the star admitting: 'Crikey, that was close.
' He started to feel unwell after swimming in the Indian Ocean while on a 'small island' on holiday and later found it difficult to climb a flight of stairs. Clarkson returned to Britain and a 'sudden deterioration began to gather pace' with him feeling 'clammy', 'tightness in my chest', and 'pins and needles in my left arm'. Alex Salmond 's recent tragic death from a massive heart attack had sparked the motoring journalist to see his GP.
Jeremy Clarkson has revealed that he was 'days away from death' before undergoing an urgent heart operation recently The 64-year-old former Top Gear host had to have the procedure after a 'sudden deterioration' in his health, with the star admitting: 'Crikey, that was close' Clarkson wrote in his column in The Sunday Times how he felt 'mostly dead' after returning to the beach after a short swim. He spent the rest of his break on a tropical island eating cheese and drinking wine. .