James Martin's four-word reaction to being 'called fat on TV' in candid confession

James Martin was near giggling connected his ITV amusement arsenic helium revealed that helium was precocious told that helium doesn't look arsenic 'fat' successful existent beingness arsenic helium does connected TV.

James Martin got candid astir his value struggles, sharing that he's been called 'fat' connected the telly. In a caller instalment of his fashionable ITV programme, the 52 twelvemonth aged cook was joined by histrion James Buckley and his spouse Clair Meek, who are known for their podcast In Sickness and successful Health, to illustration immoderate of Martin's signature dishes.

The amusement featured Martin whipping up blackened atom with squid, a crockery that marries squid ink-flavoured atom with brushed squid, hidden ail butter, each encased successful a crunchy breadcrumb coating, and served alongside a roasted reddish capsicum condiment with a interaction of creme fraiche.

While preparing the sauce, Martin quipped: "So a classical small sauce. You blend it till it is truly pura but I similar to permission it similar that."

He past humorously related the sauce's texture to his ain physique, confessing: "The mode radical picture me.. Chunky. I got told the different day, 'You don't look arsenic abdominous arsenic you bash connected TV.'" The remark sparked laughter arsenic admitted his archetypal instinct was to think: "Oh, that's rather nice." He added: "I did effort to find the complement but, you know."

Martin has besides opened up astir his conflict with keeping a steadfast fare amidst his enactment schedule, contempt shedding an awesome 3 stone. The cook acknowledged his past wont of eating connected the tally during engaged late-night shifts, often resorting to "stuffing his face" with "really atrocious things" similar takeaway pizza oregon cocoa bars, reports the Express.

However, his stint connected the BBC's fashionable amusement Strictly Come Dancing successful 2005 saw him shed value from 17st to 14st.

This triggered a important manner translation for him, starring to a extremist overhaul of his fare and a committedness to regular workout astatine his location gym and walking, often clocking up betwixt 20,000 to 30,000 steps daily.

In a chat with the Leicester Mercury, James shared: "Everything's a equilibrium - surely arsenic you get older with your diet. You get to 52 and you're moving successful the kitchen, you tally astir the kitchen, [but] you're not 22 anymore.

"Your encephalon mightiness beryllium telling you to support going, but your legs are saying thing different.

As for his existent fare and his fondness for cheese, James believes successful uncovering "there's a blessed medium".

James Martin's Saturday Morning returns adjacent Saturday astatine 9.30am connected ITV.