Jeremy Clarkson, star of Clarkson's Farm, has been open about his health struggles over the years, including worries about dementia and difficulties keeping up with his son, Finlo. But recently, his co-star Kaleb Cooper noticed a new change in Clarkson's appearance , following a trip to the South of France. The 26-year-old farm manager observed that Clarkson, 64, looked like he might have vitiligo, a condition that causes patches of skin to lose pigment.
Addressing this in The Times , Clarkson said that while he doesn't suffer from the condition, this symptom has changed his view on sunbathing - a known trigger for the disorder. He wrote: "The next problem we have when we go abroad is the sun. "I used to lie in it, hoping I could go home looking like David Dickinson.
But I never achieved that Cuprinol finish. I just went red and then all my skin fell off, as though my eczema had returned. "So now I don't sunbathe at all.
I just sit under a tree until five and then scuttle at high speed into the pool. When I returned to the farm on Monday, Kaleb thought I'd caught vitiligo." Aside from this, Clarkson has also been candid about his weight, admitting in August 2022 that he was finding it "hard to stay well" and that walking his dogs was a "real struggle".
Struggling significantly with simple tasks like tying his shoe laces, the celebrity went as far as creating a home gym and hiring a personal trainer to assist in shedding the pounds. He realised the extent of his struggle when .