TV chef James Martin revealed he had been diagnosed with cancer last year.
The mirror.co.uk/all-about/this-morning>This Morning star decided to show his health news with fans in June as he apologised for his foul-mouthed rant on the set of an ITV show. James had been accused of 'bullying and intimidating behaviour' by crew members and released a statement in response where he said he "was shocked by what had happened and on reflection acknowledges he responded emotionally."
After reports of his alleged behaviour went public, James took to X - formerly Twitter - to apologise for his behaviour and opened up about his cancer diagnosis. He said: "Firstly, I would like to publicly and sincerely apologise to the crew involved in this incident, as I did at the time. I have always strived to keep my private life private.
"However since 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, I have decided to make a statement. The end of 2017 was one of the most fraught and difficult periods of my life.
"I was dealing with the death of my last living grandparent, my grandfather, and on account of work commitments I could not attend his funeral. Later that month I was burgled at night by a team of masked men, who entered my house while my partner Louise was at home alone and I was away working. I was devastated that she had to go through alone.
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The chef revealed he was diagnosed with cancer on his face (Getty Images)
James shared the news last year as he was accused of 'bullying' (Getty Images)He went on to discuss his diagnosis, telling fans: "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.
"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."
In November, James shared an update on his cancer diagnosis at the end of his show in Liverpool. "On a personal note, I just wanted to say thank you for 30 years of television," he said at the event attended by Liverpool Echo. "For me personally, I've been through a lot of s**t with cancer but I'm getting sorted at the end of next month. 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. I just wanted to say thank you for all your support and all your messages."
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