Jeremy Clarkson is rushed to hospital with severe pneumonia

Jeremy Clarkson has been rushed to hospital with severe pneumonia while on holiday with family in Majorca.

The former Top Gear host, 57, was struck down by the dangerous infection during the Mediterranean trip and is still recovering in hospital, said the Daily Mail.

He posted an image on Instagram yesterday showing his arm with a drip attached and covered in hospital identity tags.

The Grand Tour host wrote alongside the image: "Not the sort of bangles I usually choose on holiday."

In a message to his friend Jemima Goldsmith on Twitter, he said he was currently "in a wheelchair, connected up to tubes, in a hospital".

Clarkson was on a break with his family after shooting his Amazon Prime show with co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May, when he fell ill. He had planned to return to work after his holiday.

Clarkson's daughter Emily wrote his weekly newspaper column, published yesterday.

An insider said: "He's told friends not to expect to hear too much from him over the next few weeks which is very unlike him, and obviously his family are concerned," according to The Sun.

The source added: "Inevitably people close to him are saying it's time to think about the way he looks after himself - cutting back on the booze and fags - but he's never been one to take that sort of guidance on board."

A spokeswoman for The Grand Tour said: "Jeremy Clarkson was admitted to hospital on Friday morning during a family holiday in Spain, and is being treated for pneumonia."

This article was first published on NZ Herald and is republished here with permission.