Homes Under the Hammer’s Martin Roberts has told ITV's This Morning that he is determined to return to the show after he underwent life-saving heart surgery. “I’ve got to get to 20 years,” said Martin of his milestone work anniversary, as he recalled the death-dodging moment alongside his wife, Kirsty, who spoke about her husband’s "frustration" in recovery.
Last month, Martin was admitted to hospital after fluid had gathered around his heart. He told Phillip Schofield and Rochelle Humes that he witnessed black "death-juice" coming out of his chest and felt immediately better once it had been removed.
Explaining more about his condition, Martin said, “There’s a sack around your heart and it was filling with fluid, it’s called a pericardial effusion and that in turn is something called a tapenade, which basically means this sack is squeezing the heart it sits around, so the heart isn’t able to expand, and therefore isn’t able to pump, so it means all of your organs start failing."
