Jeremy Clarkson scoops NTA win saying it is a 'vote for farmers'

Clarkson's Farm secured its second National Television Award (NTA) last night after taking top honours in the Reality Docuseries category.

Collecting the award alongside show stalwarts Kaleb Cooper, Charlie Ireland and his partner Lisa Hogan, Jeremy Clarkson described the result as a ‘vote for farmers'.

'A difficult job'

Speaking following the ceremony Mr Clarkson thanked the people who voted adding: "I also think they kind of voted for farmers. I think they are going ‘oh that is a difficult job'."

Season five of the Prime Video series had revealed a more serious side to life at Diddly Squat as Mr Clarkson battled health issues which started with a heart scare and ended with a diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Viewers were left stunned as the former Top Gear presenter told colleagues Kaleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland that he had been diagnosed with an ‘aggressive' form of the disease which had thankfully been caught early, later disclosing that it was his prostate.

"I disappeared off the other week and I had a biopsy, and it is cancer, and it's aggressive, but it's really early," he said.

In the following episode, Mr Clarkson confirmed the type of cancer, telling Mr Cooper: "The prostate, 10% of it is dead, the 10% where the cancer is."

Season six in production

However, after undergoing treatment, Mr Clarkson returned to public life, telling the Sunday Times, "I am without a doubt, officially, the world's luckiest man."

Speaking after the show's win last night, the former Top Gear presenter said his cancer journey had not been emotional, 'just annoying'.

"It meant I missed two weeks of the harvest which I love so it was just really annoying."

The farmer, who also hosted Cereals on his Chipping Norton farm earlier this year, confirmed that season six of Clarkson's Farm was already in production.

He has since used his platform to urge others to get tested as soon as possible with more than 50,000 signing up for checks.

Taking to social media he told followers: "The more observant among you will have noticed that I am not dead."

He added: "I'm not just not dead, I'm perfectly fine. And the reason why I am fine is because the doctors caught the prostate cancer early, and they caught it early because I got tested."

He then urged others to get tested and said the procedure is ‘just a blood test these days'.

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