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TV chef James Martin swears 42 times in foul-mouthed rant at TV crew before revealing shock cancer diagnosis-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro
The Saturday Morning chef has since issued an apology statement.
James Martin issued an apology after the accusations came to light (Picture: BACKGRID)
James Martin has been caught launching into an expletive-laden tirade against his crew in leaked audio before revealing the outburst was due to personal struggles.
The chef, 51, who has apologised for causing ‘offense or upset’ after facing accusations of bullying on his shows, revealed he had been diagnosed with facial cancer in 2018 while filming Saturday Morning.
Martin agreed ‘lessons have been learned’ after he responded ‘emotionally’ over a drain in his home becoming blocked during production of the ITV show due to a culmination of personal issues, including the diagnosis.
The moment he scolded staff over the incident has now been ‘leaked’ with the presenter heard swearing 42 times in a 10 minute rant.
In the audio, obtained by The Sun, Martin scolded his team, telling them they should be ‘f***ing fried’ and punishing them by ordering they take their lunch breaks in the ‘f***ing rain.’
‘Show me and show my house more f**king respect – if not, you’re gone,’ he is heard saying after the drain damage.
He explained he was going through a ‘fraught and difficult’ time (Picture: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
He continued: ‘Senior members of our staff will get f**king fired because I‘m sick of it. I’m sick of being treated like a f**king piece of sh*t.’
On Thursday, Martin addressed the recording and said on his social media he felt compelled to make a statement about the incident after ‘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.’
In a series of posts on X, formerly Twitter, he said: ‘I would like to publicly and sincerely apologise to the crew involved in this incident, as I did at the time.’
He described the end of 2017 as ‘one of the most fraught and difficult periods of my life’ because he had been dealing with his grandfather’s death and a home burglary.
Martin said he had been diagnosed with facial cancer at the time (Picture: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
‘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 TV chef previously addressed the outburst in a joint statement shared with Metro.co.uk with production company Blue Marlin, which explained that his home had been ‘badly damaged’ during filming.
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.’
Martin said he apologised to crew at the time (Picture: Rex)
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 lessons have been learned which have been discussed with members of the team and with ITV.’
They added that Martin and the production company were implementing ITV’s recommendations and best practice policies and remain ‘committed to ensuring the welfare of all those with whom they work is of the utmost priority.’
An ITV spokesperson said the broadcaster contacted Blue Marlin after receiving a complaint in May from members of the production team of James Martin’s Spanish Adventure.
They added that after discussing how the issues were being dealt with, ITV made recommendations to Blue Marlin including ‘sharing best practice of some of our own relevant procedures around staff welfare and reiterating our supplier code of conduct.’
The statement added: ‘At ITV people and their welfare are our highest priority. The production companies who make shows for us have primary responsibility for the duty of care of everyone they work with, both on and off screen.
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‘We make clear our expectations in this regard as part of our pre-green-light duty of care processes. This includes having appropriate independent controls in place to enable everyone who works on their shows to confidently and confidentially raise concerns.’
Metro.co.uk has contacted representatives for James Martin, ITV and Blue Marlin Television for comment.
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