ITV chef James Martin shares cancer diagnosis as he apologises amid 'bullying' accusations
28.07.2023 - 08:53
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
TV chef James Martin has revealed he was diagnosed with facial cancer several years ago. He has spoken out about his health scare amid accusations that he bullied production staff on his shows.
The presenter said he underwent surgery for the cancer in 2018 and has since had regular treatment as it has "returned on several occasions". It came as Martin, 51, recently agreed that "lessons have been learned" and apologised "for any offence or upset caused" after he responded "emotionally" to an incident during filming of ITV’s James Martin’s Saturday Morning.
In a series of posts on X, formerly Twitter, he said: "The end of 2017 was one of the most fraught and difficult periods of my life," adding that he had been dealing with his grandfather’s death and a home burglary.
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"I was then diagnosed with cancer on my face and I had to have surgery, which I couldn’t do until two days before Christmas when we had finished filming,” he added. Since then it has returned on several occasions and I have to have regular treatments."
The chef previously addressed the Saturday Morning incident in a joint statement with production company Blue Marlin, which explained that his home had been "badly damaged" during the filming of the show in 2018.
It said Blue Marlin accepted responsibility but Martin was "shocked by what had happened and on reflection acknowledges he responded emotionally, which he wholly regrets". The statement continued: “James apologises for any offence or upset caused, as he did at the time to the crew involved.
"Following this and some issues filming James Martin’s Spanish Adventures, James and Blue Marlin Television agree that