James Martin admits he was in 'tears' every week during childhood
ok.co.ukCelebrity chef James Martin has opened up about his tough times at school, confessing that he often found himself in tears. During a candid chat on the Spooning podcast with Mark Wogan earlier this year, the 52 year old culinary star shared that he had a hard time with academics and "hated" much of his school life.
James also delved into his past, discussing how he spent his free time and holidays during his school years.The host of ITV's Saturday Morning revealed that cooking has been his passion since he was just eight years old.
Reflecting on those challenging times, James admitted: "I hated it. I failed all my exams at school. I didn't enjoy it. I loved the cooking side of it but I couldn't do it academically because...you had to pass things these full exams and I would never pass an exam in my life." He continued, sharing his struggles with education: "I left school with no qualifications.
I'm not proud of it but I used to hate Wednesdays. Wednesday [was a] spelling test. I'd be in tears on a Wednesday night, I'd have 20,000 words to write because I knew that I would get every single one of them wrong.", reports the Express.
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