During a live TV interview, James Martin revealed a rare update on his health, stating that he has stitches that are ‘falling out’ after multiple operations.
On Monday morning, the TV chef appeared on Lorraine Kelly’s ITV show to discuss his current projects, including his 18-year stint as host of Saturday Kitchen.
As the interview came to an end, Lorraine, 64, said to James, 51, ‘Things are good, everything is good right now, isn’t it? You’re doing great; the show keeps getting better, and you have this tour to look forward to.
After opening up last year about being diagnosed with facial cancer in 2018, he told the host, “Yeah, the stitches are falling out.”
‘As you know, last time you were on, that was in the middle of operations. But as we speak, the stitches are falling out of my body at the moment.
‘So yeah, that’s all clear – onwards and upwards!’
In July 2023, James revealed that five years previously, he had undergone surgery after receiving a facial cancer diagnosis, before it returned on ‘several occasions’.
‘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 said at the time.
‘Since then it has returned on several occasions and I have to have regular treatments.’
In November, the chef said that he was ‘taking a break’ from work, stating during a stop on his tour that he would ‘be back fighting at the end of February’.
‘I’m going on a little bit of a break to get that sorted,’ he said.
‘I just wanted to say thank you for all your support and all your messages.’
James revealed his cancer diagnosis while apologising for an incident with his crew during filming.
‘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,’ he said at the time.
‘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.’
Lorraine airs weekdays from 9am on ITV.
Source My Celebrity Life.