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In part, his decision was down to the amount of time he had committed to the show. After taking over from previous host Antony Worrell Thompson in , Martin oversaw the most successful period in the show's history. During his tenure, the show introduced popular recurring segments such as "Heaven and Hell" and the "Omelette Challenge". However, Martin has since acknowledged that these demands took their toll.

In his resignation statement, Martin said that he was looking forward to getting "lots of lie-ins on a Saturday morning", as well as pursuing other projects. Clearly, a decade of stressful Saturdays has to end somewhere. However, aside from his desire to enjoy a well-earned break, there was another more tragic reason behind his departure. As Martin explained during a appearance on Good Morning Britain , he was initially spurred into action after witnessing the death of a man on stage.

In an unearthed interview, the presenter revealed how this impacted him and made him reassess his priorities. However, many will also remember how the star used to be one of the presenters on Saturday Kitchen before he left in I sat talking to this wonderful guy, same age as me, same kind of story about starting from nothing, only he'd gone to Dubai and set up one of the biggest publishing houses in the Emirates.

The chef admitted how this changed his priorities in a chat to the Irish Mail on Sunday back in It happens to a lot of people. Luckily it seems James is back fighting fit now as he returns to screens for another edition of James Martin's Saturday Morning.

James Martin cooks arbroath smokie rarebit. The chef's kitchen has a large stainless steel topped island with two induction hobs and plenty of space for food preparation. His appliances are also stainless steel, while a wooden cabinet resting against one wall showcases a selection of glassware. James has pale wooden cabinets lining the wall with black polished worktops and white tiles on the bottom half of the wall. Open shelving displays a selection of cookbooks, jars and utensils.

Viewers of James' ITV show will recognise the lit-up 'Welcome' sign that is displayed on the top shelf in his kitchen, and stands out against his bold green walls.