James Martin, known for such TV shows as United Cakes of America and James Martin’s Saturday Morning, recently opened up on his health and described how he’s “not on that bloody diet injection thing”
James Martin has disclosed that he’s been “kicked down” as he shared a health update following his cancer diagnosis seven years ago. The celebrity chef, known for his appearances on United Cakes of America and James Martin’s Saturday Morning, discussed his health journey in a recent interview, where he said that he’s “not on that bloody diet injection thing”.
In a devastating blow in 2018, James was diagnosed with facial skin cancer and underwent a number of surgeries. Earlier this year, he described how the cancer had returned “on several occasions”, and he subsequently needed more treatment.
However, in a more uplifting update, James has now announced that he’s feeling “tops”. During an appearance on Good Housekeeping UK’s My Life In A Biscuit Tin podcast, he even confessed that he feels “great”.
James stated: “Nothing gets given to you in this life. You’ve got to work for everything, and life’s all about risk and reward.
“Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t; if you gotta build yourself back up, get back on the horse and crack on. And I’ve been kicked down as long…as many times as I’ve been brought up.”
It was at this point that the beloved TV chef broached the subject of cancer. When asked if he was now “well”, James confirmed that he indeed was by responding “tops”.
He added: “I don’t take injections. I’m not on that bloody diet injection thing, and I’m like…no, I just feel great in myself.”
Hello! reported that the Sweet Baby James star faced “debilitating pain” as a result of his cancer battle. Addressing this difficult time, he noted that it was “one of the most fraught and difficult periods” of his life.
In a heartening update shared with Candis magazine in March, James said: “This is the first time in six years that I feel as fit as a fiddle.”
In other news from earlier this year, James shared heartfelt comments about a family member who sadly passed away. Speaking on the Road To Success with Benedict Fowler podcast, James discussed his late grandmother.
He expressed: “It sounds daft talking about your granny, but if I could be 10% of what my granny is, I’d be 110% a better person (than I am now).”
James went on to compare his grandmother to the late Queen Elizabeth II, although he conceded that it “sounds daft”.
He continued: “My granny, it sounds daft, but my granny was the same (as Queen Elizabeth), because she’d walk into a room and I don’t know if it was how I was brought up, but you were told respect and you shut up and listen. And I valued that so much.”
You can next catch the chef on James Martin’s Saturday Morning today (Saturday, November 22), from 9.30am to 11.40am.
