Jeremy Clarkson opens up on terrifying health battle after having lump removed

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Jeremy Clarkson has opened up on a terrifying health scare that resulted in him having a lump removed from his back. The star revealed he lost 14lbs after an operation in October following medics' discovery of a 5-centimetre cyst.Clarkson, 63, said he had to check out of a mini-break at a spa resort with other half Lisa Hogan in order to bring the surgery forward a week because he was feeling so miserable.

He told The Sun: “I had a 5cm cyst, which is now not a cyst any more. “Lisa took me to a health farm and, well, it was so miserable there that I thought, ‘I’ve got to have this cyst taken out at some point, I may as well go now’."I did actually lose a stone though — mind you, half of that was probably the cyst.

But it wasn’t cancer. It was never going to be cancerous though — I wasn’t in the mood."Earlier this month the former Top Gear host, who returns to screens on Sunday with the news series of ITV's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, shared his concerns about his health after reporting a non-stop runny nose and persistent cough for months.

He reckoned he was suffering from a Covid-19 related illness or a whooping cough as he sent out a warning to people that it could lead to “serious problems” in the future.He said in his Sun column: "I cough myself to sleep at night, my nose is like a tap, and every morning I produce about a pint of phlegm.