Jeremy Clarkson has spoken about having to adapt to a new lifestyle after undergoing “extremely urgent” heart surgery.
The old Higher speed The host was recently fitted with two stents that improve blood flow to the heart.
Clarkson, 64, who last year recorded the final episode of The Grand Tour for Amazon Prime Video, said he was not daunted by the surgery and that the prospect of abstaining from alcohol, having to exercise and adopting a healthy diet was his real fear.
In its Sun column, the channel wrote: “If I go to a party, I have to stand in a corner, drinking refreshing elderflower juice, before returning home around 9.30am. It’s terrifying too.
Clarkson maintains a busy schedule, even though he has retired from his car show with longtime collaborators Richard Hammond and James May. He owns a farm, a brewery and a pub, writes three newspaper columns and hosts the ITV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
Clarkson will have to cut out red meat, chips, butter, chocolate and “the interesting part” of an egg. “I now have a week to live under the new regime and it’s horrible,” he said.
He will also have to exercise, which he is not happy about, writing that he views exercise as “something one does while traveling from the car to the pub, or from the lunch table to the living room “.
Clarkson adds: “But apparently, when I recover from the operation, I will have to do more. I even have to take a sort of “walk” that takes me back to where I started. What is it for? »
He rejected the idea of stopping work, saying he would “keep going” and just change his diet.
Despite Clarkson’s opposition to the new regime, heart surgery made him realize he would like to stay. “Last week, when the Grim Reaper showed up through the door, I decided that I actually wanted to live a little longer. I want to see my grandchildren grow up. I saw the dawn this morning, and it was beautiful, so I’d love to see a few more of those too.
According to a study According to the British Heart Foundation, more than 39,000 people in England died prematurely in 2022 from cardiovascular diseases, including heart attacks, coronary heart disease and strokes – an average of 750 people per week.