TV chef James Martin has apologised following reports that he behaved in an intimidating manner while filming an ITV programme
The presenter ‘launched a foul-mouthed tirade against staff’ whilst filming an episode ofJames Martin’s Saturday Morning in 2018, according to Deadline.
In response to the claims, a spokesperson for Martin said:
“An unfortunate incident occurred after filming James Martin’s Saturday Morning in 2018 where James’ home was badly damaged. Blue Marlin Television accepted responsibility. James was shocked by what had happened and on reflection acknowledges he responded emotionally, which he wholly regrets. James apologises for any offence or upset caused, as he did at the time to the crew involved.”
It has also been reported that there were ‘issues’ during the filming of James Martin’s Spanish Adventures earlier this year, including ‘reducing people to tears’ and ‘schedules being changed at the last minute’.
A producer who has worked with the chef in the past told Deadline:
“What’s remarkable is I saw this behaviour on every project I did with him and it feels conscious. I think he just feels like it’s OK to behave like that.”
ITV has confirmed it received a complaint relating to the matter in May which it followed up with production company Blue Marlin Television.
‘‘Following a complaint we received in May from members of the Blue Marlin production team about the filming of James Martin’s Spanish Adventure, we contacted Blue Marlin to discuss these concerns and to understand how the issues raised were being addressed and what actions were being taken.
‘As a result, we made a number of recommendations for Blue Marlin to implement as soon as possible, sharing best practice of some of our own relevant procedures around staff welfare and reiterating our Supplier Code of Conduct.”
