BELOVED TV chef James Martin has revealed “the stitches are falling out” of his body as he shared an update following his cancer battle.
Appearing on ITV’s Lorraine, the 51-year-old opened up about his health journey.
Lorraine, 64, sat down for a chat with the long-running host of Saturday Kitchen.
During the Monday morning instalment, James discussed what he was currently getting on with and shared a rare update after undergoing surgery for cancer.
Towards the end of the interview, Lorraine asked: “Things are good, everything is good right now, isn’t it? You’re doing really well, the show just gets better and better, you’ve got this tour to look forward to.”
James replied: “Yeah, the stitches are falling out.
“As you know, the last time I was on, I 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!’
Last July, James disclosed that five years earlier, he had undergone surgery after he was diagnosed with facial cancer before it returned on “several occasions”.
At the time, he explained: “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.”
In November 2023, James revealed he was taking a break from work after he was diagnosed with facial cancer in 2018.
According to The Mirror, James told the crowd at one of his band’s live gigs in Liverpool: “On a personal note, I just wanted to say thank you for 30 years of television.
“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.”
James, who was on tour with The James Martin Band, added: “I just wanted to say thank you for all your support and all your messages.”
“For me personally, I’ve been through a lot of s*** with cancer, but I’m getting sorted at the end of next month.”
James made the revelation about his cancer diagnosis after finding himself at the centre of shock bullying claims.
The This Morning chef apologised and admitted that the end of 2017 was “one of the most fraught and difficult periods of my life.”
He added: “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.”
Lorraine airs weekdays from 9am on ITV.
