Piers Morgan reveals Jeremy Clarkson's subtle text, says diagnosis a reminder for men

Piers Morgan says  Jeremy Clarkson's diagnosis serves as a reminder to men they should get tested for prostate cancer.

Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, the journalist shared a picture with Clarkson, revealing that it was taken a few days before Clarkson sent him a text. Morgan suggested he couldn't understand the significance of the text at the time.

"I was surprised when Jeremy Clarkson texted me on Boxing Day, a few days after this pic was taken, to say how much he liked my @paddypowerofficial ad urging men to get tested for prostate cancer. Now I understand," wrote Morgan alongside his photo with Clarkson.

He added, "I wish my old sparring partner all the best with his treatment. Guys, have a PSA test, it may save your life."

Morgan's comments came hours after Jeremy Clarkson, best known for hosting the "Top Gear" motoring show, revealed that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate ​cancer.

Clarkson, 66, one of Britain's most popular and high-profile TV figures, made the ‌disclosure during filming for his Amazon documentary show "Clarkson's Farm" for episodes which were broadcast on Wednesday.

"I’ve got cancer," Clarkson tells two of the show's other main characters in a scene filmed last year. "I ​had a medical, remember, back in May? I disappeared off the other week ​and I had a biopsy and it is cancer, and it’s aggressive."

Clarkson ⁠said the disease had been caught "really early" and he had since had an ​operation to remove 10% of his prostate.

"If I hadn’t have got myself checked out and ​they hadn’t caught the problem early, this could well have been my last harvest," he said. "It’s only because they did catch it early, there’s every hope that I’ll be harvesting this farm for many, ​many years to come."

Ahead of the episodes' broadcast, Clarkson posted a video on Instagram ​on Tuesday, saying they were a "difficult watch".

"Ordinarily, we try to keep the show bucolic, charming, and cheerful," ‌he ⁠said. "But the final two episodes, which drop in the middle of the night tonight, are ... they're none of those things, really. They're a difficult watch.