‘My mum tells me off for my shirts’: James Martin on why he never watches himself on TV and the secret to staying grounded

Martin in his home kitchen, where ‘Saturday Morning’ is filmed – and where his mum’s style critiques still keep him in check - (Dan Jones)

James Martin may have been on TV since the mid-Nineties, but that doesn’t mean he wants to see it back.

“I’ve never watched myself in 34 years of doing it. I can’t watch it, I just can’t – it’s really weird,” says the 53-year-old.