Jeremy Clarkson took to social media over the weekend to give a brief update on the latest filming for Clarkson’s Farm – before stunning fans with a comment about pigs

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Jeremy Clarkson has shocked fans with his latest farming life update(Image: AMAZON)

Jeremy Clarkson alarmed his fans on Sunday when he revealed cameras had stopped rolling on his farm. The 65-year-old television presenter has an army of fans who are interested in his agricultural antics – highlights of which are captured on camera.

The star has an Amazon Prime show called Clarkson’s Farm, which aired its fourth season at the beginning of the summer. Camera teams are on his estate to film the upcoming fifth season – but showmakers downed tools over the weekend.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Jeremy explained that filming had been paused – before shocking fans by revealing what his weekend farming activities included. And it appeared attempting to impregnate pigs was top of his to-do list.

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The star revealed cameras have temporarily stopped rolling for Clarkson’s Farm season five(Image: Amazon Prime)

The TV star wrote online: “Filming at Diddly Squat has stopped for a little while, but the farming goes on. Today, I have rented out a pig for sexual purposes.”

Fans were stunned by the news, with many reacting to Jeremy’s post with surprise and intrigue. One responded, writing: “Glad you stopped the filming at this stage, then.”

Another follower added: “How does one move from cars to pig pimpery? It doesn’t seem a natural transition.” While another wrote: “Thank you, Jeremy. That will be all. We’re trying to enjoy our Sunday bacon and eggs here.”

Pig breeding is a business within itself in the agricultural world, with the owners of boars able to rent out the animals to farmers for potentially hundreds of pounds to breed with sows. Pig farmers can charge per sow for their boar to be rented, while the pork industry within the UK is reportedly worth over £14 billion.

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The TV star has won over huge numbers of fans with his Amazon show, Clarkson’s Farm(Image: Ellis O’Brien)

It comes after Jeremy and Kaleb Cooper spoke about a grisly discovery on Diddly Squat Farm after they found half an ear. During a round of ‘Who Said That’ featured on Amazon Prime’s YouTube channel, Jeremy, Kaleb, and Jeremy’s girlfriend Lisa Hogan were attempting to identify who had uttered the phrase: “The only thing they won’t eat is teeth”.

They subsequently recalled a disturbing episode where a piglet had been devoured by its mother. Once they determined that Lisa had made the statement, Jeremy interjected, explaining it concerned “the very first piglet we had”.

Lisa responded: “Half an ear she left as well.” Jeremy continued: “If she hadn’t left half an ear we wouldn’t have known what had happened, we just would have thought it escaped. When you find half an ear, you know.”

This marks another challenging animal-related situation Jeremy has encountered since becoming a full-time farmer in 2019. Earlier this month, the former Top Gear presenter, 65, disclosed he was forced to destroy the first calf born at Diddly Squat following a tuberculosis outbreak.

Posting on Instagram beside an image of a cow, Jeremy wrote: “This was the first calf ever born at Diddly Squat. And this morning she was destroyed, while pregnant with twins, because she has TB. So sad.”

The heartbreak represents the latest setback to affect Jeremy’s agricultural venture in recent months as he strives to make the 1,000 acre farm profitable, as chronicled in Amazon Prime’s Clarkson Farm series.

Jeremy revealed that his farm was hit by a TB outbreak during the summer, warning supporters that culling might be necessary to prevent further spread.