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8th November 2023
02:11pm GMT

are now five years later being made public by a former member of our production team, I have decided to make a statement.
The end of 2017 was one of the most fraught and difficult periods of my life. I was dealing with the death of my last living grandparent, my — James Martin (@jamesmartinchef) July 27, 2023
“However since details of a conversation, which was secretly recorded in January 2018, are now five years later being made public by a former member of our production team, I have decided to make a statement. "The end of 2017 was one of the most fraught and difficult periods of my life. I was dealing with the death of my last living grandparent, my grandfather, and on account of work commitments I could not attend his funeral. “Later that month I was burgled at night by a team of masked men, who entered my house while my partner Louise was at home alone and I was away working. “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. Since then it has returned on several occasions and I have to have regular treatments. "After all this stress I was in a very emotional state, and when after filming in early January 2018 I discovered my home had been flooded while filming, I was extremely upset. I can only say I am human and following a build-up of personal life pressure, I admit that I overreacted regarding the damage to my home."However, during an appearance at Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall on Monday (6 November), he revealed that he now plans to take a step back from his career. “On a personal note, I just wanted to say thank you for 30 years of television,” he said, as reported in the Liverpool Echo. “For me personally, I’ve been through a lot of s**t with cancer, but I’m getting sorted at the end of next month. “I will be back fighting at the end of February but I’m going on a little bit of a break to get that sorted. “I just wanted to say thank you for all your support and all your messages.”
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