According to a new report, James Martin’s “new TV series will continue to air on ITV despite allegations of bullying”.
The 51-year-old TV chef cursed 42 times while inciting a rant against his TV crew in 2018 shortly after being shock diagnosed with cancer, with an extraordinary recording of the moment recently leaked.
Last week, The Chron exclusively revealed he could face sacking from ITV after senior bosses were furious at his behaviour.
It has now been claimed that his show, James Martin’s Spanish Adventure, will still air this autumn.
The Sun reports that the “film crew” was brought to tears during the production of the series, but the broadcast is not yet complete.
On air: James Martin’s “new TV series will continue to air on ITV despite allegations of bullying,” according to a new report
Web has reached out to ITV for comment.
Last week it was reported that James could be sacked from ITV after senior bosses were furious over his bullying behaviour.
The network is still reeling from the aftermath of the Phillip Schofield scandal, which was accompanied by allegations of a toxic culture on its flagship show This Morning.
Some network executives are aware of a repeat and are now lobbying for the cooking shows not to be restarted, the Mail can reveal.
Leaked audio footage released yesterday showed Martin unleashing a 10-minute tirade against the workforce during a Zoom call in 2018.
The chef was heard cursing 42 times after a drain in his home became clogged while filming his show James Martin’s Saturday Morning.
At one point, Martin can be heard telling his team to “get the fuck deep fried,” while in another outburst, he suggests that they spend their lunch break in the “damn rain” as punishment.
The incident came to light after numerous complaints were made about the chef’s conduct during filming this year’s James Martin’s Spanish Adventure, prompting an internal investigation into his conduct.
In response to ITV’s inquiry on Wednesday, Martin said he “completely regrets” getting angry and agreed that “the lessons have been learned”.
The 51-year-old TV chef cursed 42 times while inciting a rant against his TV crew in 2018, but James Martin’s ‘Spanish Adventure’ will still air this fall
Channel sources say they are under contract to produce another series of the programme, but there are currently no plans to order more from the star’s production company, Blue Marlin.
Martin, 51, revealed he had been waiting for surgery for facial cancer while swearing at his team.
But a staffer told the Chron: “There have now been a lot of allegations against James… while there is a series to sign, there is nothing else in the pipeline and there is heavy lobbying that he…” should not be logged in again.’
Martin – whose cheerful demeanor has made him a viewers’ favorite – was inundated with messages of support after a recording of the tirade was leaked to The Sun newspaper.
In a statement apologizing for his behavior, he revealed he was in a “very emotional state” following a series of personal tragedies.
He said, “The end of 2017 was one of the most tense and difficult times of my life.” I was dealing with the death of my last surviving grandparent, my grandfather, and was unable to attend his funeral due to work commitments.
“Later that month I was broken into at night by a group of masked men who entered my home while my partner Louise was home alone and I was at work. I was devastated that she had to go through this alone.
“I was also diagnosed with cancer of the face and needed surgery, which I wasn’t able to do until two days before Christmas when we finished filming.” Since then it has come back several times and I need regular treatments.
“I was in a very emotional state after all the stress and when I found out after filming in early January 2018 that my house had been flooded during filming, I was extremely dismayed.
“All I can say is that I’m human and having faced increasing personal life pressures, I have to admit that I overreacted to the damage to my home.”
ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall was called before the DCMS selection committee last month after Schofield admitted to having had an affair with a much younger This Morning colleague and subsequently lied about it to The Mail on Sunday.
Inquiry: Last week it was reported that James could be sacked from ITV after senior bosses were furious over allegations of his bullying behaviour
This led employees to claim that there was a harmful work culture in the daily schedule.
She also ordered an outside investigation to be conducted by attorney Jane Mulcahy KC.
Martin has been contacted for comment.