Jeremy Clarkson reveals the food he’s turned to after quitting fat jab Ozempic amid desperate bid to lose weight
JEREMY Clarkson revealed the surprising food he’s turned to after quitting Ozempic amid attempting to lose weight.
The Clarkson’s Farm star, 64, addressed changing his lifestyle following an emergency heart operation last year.
Writing in his column for The Times, Jeremy said he turned to weight loss drug Ozempic two years ago, but it “didn’t work”.
The TV presenter disclosed he has started eating a new delicacy.
He penned: “I’ve also discovered snail caviar which is a) white and b) no such thing.
“It’s actually unborn snails. But weirdly it does taste and feel like the real deal.
“So you can pop a teaspoon of that onto half a Ritz cracker and you have yourself the 21st century’s answer to a medieval banquet.”
Last year, Jeremy told how he underwent life-saving heart surgery following a “sudden deterioration” in his health.
The presenter said he experienced worrying symtoms such as feeling “clammy”, “tightness in my chest”, and “pins and needles in my left arm”.
The Sun columnist shared he was alerted to changes in his health while on holiday, after struggling to walk up the stairs following an “attempt” at swimming.
The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host said he was then taken to surgery for urgent treatment.
A stent was inserted into the blocked artery to keep it open and restore blood flow to the heart.
He wrote: “It wasn’t especially painful. Just odd,” and said he thought at the time, “Crikey, that was close.”
Jeremy previously admitted that he was “not allowed to have fun any more,” as the star was forced to overhaul the way he lived his life.
He revealed in his column for The Sun: “The worst problem though is diet. To cut my alarmingly high levels of cholesterol, I need to cut out, completely, everything I like eating.
“Bacon, sausages, beef, lamb, pork, butter, chips, proper milk, Cadbury’s fruit and nut bars and the interesting bit in an egg.”
Just weeks later the Grand Tour presenter told fans that he was doing “better than ever”.
This was after he was seen back at work at work on his 1,000-acre Oxfordshire farm with trusted right hand man Kaleb Cooper, 26.
Reacting to his weight loss, one online user stated: “You’ve lost weight Jeremy, you’re looking well. Hope you’re feeling better too.”
Clarkson's Farm series guide
By Conor O'Brien, TV Reporter
Clarkson’s Farm airs on Prime Video and follows TV personality Jeremy Clarkson as he manages his Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds.
Three series have been released to date and here is an overview of what has happened so far.
Series 1
- Jeremy takes over the day-to-day running of the newly renamed Diddly Squat Farm.
- Lisa Hogan, Kaleb Cooper, “Cheerful Charlie” Ireland and Gerald Cooper are also introduced.
- Jeremy starts to assemble what he needs for his farm – as well as laying the groundwork for things to come later.
- He buys key equipment including a tractor and cultivator, as well as taking on sheep and opening a farm shop.
- Jeremy takes over the day-to-day running of the newly renamed Diddly Squat Farm.
Series 2
- This series sees Jeremy look for ways to increase the farm’s revenue.
- One such example is bringing in a herd of cows although this isn’t without its issues.
- Jeremy also had the idea to convert the abandoned lambing barn into a restaurant where he could sell his meat from the farm.
- For this plan to move forward, he had to get planning permission from the local council.
- Viewers also meet Pepper, a heifer among the herd who ultimately becomes the star’s favourite.
Series 3
- The third series contained some of the show’s most emotional moments to date.
- In heartbreaking scenes, dozens of newborn piglets died as a result of overlaying – their mother rolling on to them.
- Jeremy said goodbye to his favourite pig – the Baroness – after she developed cancer and needed to be put down.
- Dry stonewall expert and “head of security” Gerald Cooper was diagnosed with cancer.
- Jeremy and Kaleb began a competition between themselves – with Kaleb looking after the arable side and Jeremy taking the non-arable elements.
- Fellow farmers – and famous faces – Andy Cato and George Lamb appear in this series
A second exclaimed: “Jeremy is looking SO MUCH HEALTHIER already!”
“Jeremy looks great. Healthier. Happy to see that,” noted a third.
While someone else wrote: “Looking slimmer Jezza.”
Jeremy will be back for a fourth series of Clarkson’s Farm, which will debut in May.