Jeremy Clarkson hits back at diet critic after revealing secret heart surgery

Presenter has hit out at commentary on social media over the news that .

It was announced just days ago that Jeremy, 64 - who has over the years - had a stent fitted in his heart recently. He shared that he had the procedure following a "sudden deterioration" in his health.

The news has led to and one person suggested on X, formerly known as , over the weekend that meat-consumption was the cause. Jeremy went on to react to the comment in a tweet.

Amid discussion about Jeremy on the platform, one person wrote: "Now he seems to have had a heart attack, and needed surgery - what does he expect eating all that meat? He can't be suprised." Jeremy - who runs in Oxfordshire, which is the focus of the series - replied to the comment in a subsequent tweet an hour later. He wrote in his reply on Sunday: "Better than dying of vegetable induced boredom."

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The post came shortly after the news that Jeremy had experienced a health issue. The former host revealed in a column for that he had struggled using stairs whilst on a holiday abroad and then when he returned home a "sudden deterioration began to gather pace."

As previously reported, he shared that he felt "clammy", with a "tightness in my chest", and had "pins and needles in my left arm". Concerned of a potential heart attack, he sought medical attention and went to hospital in an ambulance, where they ruled out a heart attack following an ECG, blood tests and X-rays.

It's been stated that he was later taken to an "operating theatre" and Jeremy suggested that a doctor had told him . He shared in the column: "It seems that of the arteries feeding my heart with nourishing blood, one was completely blocked and the second of three was heading that way." He went on to have a stent fitted, which has been described as a device that works to prevent future heart attacks by improving blood flow to the heart.

The former presenter of the health issue. After expressing gratitude for the "supportive" messages he's received, he told : "I just have to not do any manual labour or dishwasher emptying for the next four years. At least I think that's what the doctor said."

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