ITV's James Martin makes touching career announcement as he bids viewers farewell 'for now'
James Martin announced he will be taking a break from his ITV show, Saturday Morning.
TV chef James Martin has declared he will be taking a break from his hit ITV show, Saturday Morning, as he and his colleagues take time out for summer. The famed cook concluded June 7's show with a touching message.
The celebrity chef and TV personality wrapped up the programme by expressing his appreciation, saying: "That's all we have got time for today, a massive thank you to all of my guests".
He then showed his gratitude towards his food team, continuing: "My food team, you can sleep better now. Daniel and Sally, and of course, Harry Redknapp and Carly Paoli."
James subsequently announced the series finale, adding: "That is also for the series. Me and the crew are heading off on sunny holidays. Different climates."
Engaging in banter about holiday plans with the crew, it was revealed one member would be jetting off to Portugal whilst James plans a jaunt to Yorkshire, reports the Mirror.
He assured fans that they can expect more gastronomic treats when the show resumes: "Yorkshire for me. But we will be back here with more top chefs, other brilliant guests, and more delicious recipes later on in the year."
James signed off by wishing the audience a fabulous summer break.
"Until then, thanks for watching," he said. "Have a wonderful, fantastic summer. I'll see you out there wherever you are."
He ended the episode with a courteous goodbye: "Thanks for watching, see you again soon, goodbye for now."
Earlier on, James had let viewers know that there would be a briefer show due to another event.
"Because of the Derby on ITV1 this afternoon, it is a shorter episode than usual today," he noted, before assuring: "But we still have time for one more dish."
Whilst enjoying a cooking segment in Italy, James playfully considered settling there after savouring a traditional fish dish prepared by a local chef, much to the entertainment of those watching.
"Can I just say if your two sons don't want to do this, you call me," he suggested.
Chuckling, James contemplated a tempting thought: "I might retire here. I could be over there, I could be doing this, it is fantastic."
It comes after the 52-year-old revealed he's parting with some of his race cars because they're getting harder to get out of the older he gets.
"The car collection sort of changes as you get older," he shared with Samuel Goldsmith on the Good Food podcast.
"You can't get in the cars that I bought 20 years ago and I can't get out of them. So I've sold quite a few of the race cars and I've gone into sort of old school cars. So stuff that I can get into and get out of."
James noted that motor racing is better suited for the svelte: "It comes down to the fact that I race cars, or I still try and race a few cars and I actually struggle to get out of them now.
"Getting in them, you kind of fall in them, but then you've got to get out of them and it just doesn't look very good."
James' enviable collection, valued at an estimated £5million, includes vehicles with significant historical value.
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