Jeremy Clarkson 'terrified' after being told he could die in horror health scare

Jeremy Clarkson had to have a heart operation after a recent health scare (Image: Getty)

TV personality  Jeremy Clarkson has recently opened up about a health crisis that led doctors to warn his life might be in danger.

The former Top Gear host spoke about his experience in his Sunday Times column, recounting how he was rushed into surgery after experiencing some of the alarming symptoms of a heart attack.

Jeremy revealed that his ordeal began when he was on holiday, after a swim in the Indian Ocean.

He began to struggle with physical tasks like climbing stairs and his symptoms only worsened after he returned home.

When he started feeling tingling in his left arm, clamminess, and "tightness" in his chest, the presenter started thinking about Alex Salmond's fatal heart attack and decided to seek immediate medical care.

Hearing about Alex Salmond's fatal heart attack prompted Jeremy to take his symptoms seriously (Image: Getty)

After arriving at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, Jeremy went through a battery of tests, including an electrocardiogram (ECG), blood tests, and X-rays.

Although medics initially ruled out a heart attack, one senior doctor ordered an in-depth examination that ultimately led to Jeremy's emergency transfer to surgery.

Jeremy was told he had one artery that was completely blocked, and another had a build up that was restricting the flow of blood through his body.

He needed to have a stent put in his blocked artery to open it up and reduce the risk of a heart attack.

Although this whole experience would be alarming for most people, when he reflected on the surgery in his column Jeremy kept his cool, joking that the health scare made him wonder "if it's possible to make celery interesting".

However, the business mogul did admit "that was close" and seemed to have his mortality on the brain more than before.

He has since bemoaned the health measures he will have to take to make sure he doesn't get rushed to hospital again.

Jeremy told the Sun: "Literally, I am not allowed to have fun any more.

"If I go to a party, I must stand in a corner, nursing some refreshing elderflower juice, before going home at about 9.30. That’s terrifying."