James Martin reveals he's been treated for facial cancer multiple times amid bullying row
TV chef James Martin reveals he was diagnosed with cancer on his face and gets 'regular' treatments to combat disease. This revelation comes after he was accused of 'bullying and intimidating behaviour' by crew members on an ITV show.
He released a statement where he said he "was shocked by what had happened and on reflection acknowledges he responded emotionally." James, 51, has been accused by a producer that while filming for James Martin's Spanish Adventure he 'berated' staff and 'reduced them to tears' in front of other colleagues.
Leaked audio was released that heard him ranting at staff for ten minutes in an expletive-filled rant.In the audio, he swore 42 times as he ranted over a drain which was blocked at his home while filming for James Martin’s Saturday Morning.
In response, Martin said that time was "one of the most fraught and difficult periods of my life". Opening up about his illness, he told The Sun : "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.
