I would sleep in a campervan and never stop working because I was scared my career would end, says TV chef James Martin
CELEBRITY chef James Martin has opened up about the struggles of working in telly, admitting that he’s gone to extreme lengths to hold down his jobs.
The TV personality is best known for appearing on This Morning on Saturdays to give viewers cooking tips.
He frequently hosts celebrity guests and award winning chefs on Saturday Kitchen Live.
Although it seems like he has it made, James admitted that he still worries about staying one of the best in the biz.
On his Grilling podcast, English celeb chef Simon Rimmer asked James about his extreme dedication to his culinary work.
Thinking back to James’s days on BBC Good Food Shows, Simon said: “You’ve never lost that. You were always known as being the guy that would like… you’d roll up in your camper van, you’d sleep in your camper van at times, and you’d do the show, and you’ve never stopped working.
He went on to ask: “Still now, you still don’t. Is that because of a love for it, or is it also… are you slightly insecure that you worry about it ending?”
James confessed: “Several things… I worry about it ending for sure, not that I’m pressed about it now as much as I was. But I still care more than I did before, if that makes sense?
“Because when I do This Morning, none of the home economists can understand why I’m in there at five o’clock in the morning. They don’t understand.”
The chef also shared that he made himself responsible for hand prepping dishes for former ITV show hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby.
Simon spoke highly of his dedication, saying it is incredible James decided to work with such focus when he could have easily “kicked back a little bit” or “become a little bit arrogant”.
James previously opened up about his battle with face cancer on Lorraine’s chat show.
He updated her on his recovery process, saying: “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!”