{"id":144346,"date":"2023-12-02T05:31:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T05:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=144346"},"modified":"2023-12-02T05:31:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T05:31:53","slug":"james-martin-praised-by-michel-roux-jr-after-really-intense-time-on-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/celebrities\/james-martin-praised-by-michel-roux-jr-after-really-intense-time-on-show\/","title":{"rendered":"James Martin praised by Michel Roux Jr after ‘really intense’ time on show"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chef Michel Roux Jr has praised his former co-star\u00a0James Martin as “incredible”, in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.<\/p>\n

When Michel presented live on Saturday Kitchen, which James hosted from 2006 to 2016, his heart was beating rapidly and he was overcome with “adrenaline”.<\/p>\n

The star went on to explain the challenging experience made him admire James for taking the “intense” workload in his stride.<\/p>\n

“He did Saturday Kitchen for over 10 years, and that’s an incredible feat because it’s not just getting up early on the Saturday morning,” he exclaimed.<\/p>\n

“There’s also a rehearsal on the Friday and new recipes every weekend… it takes a heck of a lot of time [and] it’s something really quite intense.”<\/p>\n

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The 63-year-old restaurateur continued: “It is very difficult to do a show like that because you’ve got the producers in your ear telling you this, that, and the other, and then you’ve got to hold a conversation, and interview people, and cook at the same time. It’s quite something!”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michel revealed that he still gets on “very well” with James, having reunited with him at the BBC Good Food Winter Show last week at Birmingham’s NEC.<\/p>\n

James has had a tough time behind the scenes recently, after being diagnosed with recurring facial cancer back in 2018.<\/p>\n

He recently revealed that he would be taking a break from television due to his treatment plan, but intends to be “back fighting” by the end of February.<\/p>\n

It is believed that he and Michel have bonded over their passion for live television, with the English-French chef now explaining that being on-air “makes you feel alive”.<\/p>\n

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