Celebrity chef James Martin has candidly discussed the difficulties he faced during his school years, including being frequently brought to tears. In a heartfelt conversation on the Spooning podcast with Mark Wogan earlier this year, the 52-year-old star opened up about his academic struggles and his distaste for much of his time in education. James Martin, who presents ITV's Saturday Morning, shared personal stories from his school days, detailing how he devoted his free time and holidays to his true passion: cooking.
Since the age of eight, he knew he wanted to pursue a career in the kitchen, reports the Express . READ MORE: The One Show host halts programme to send message to co-star after cancer diagnosis READ MORE: Ant and Dec's new show confirmed after Saturday Night Takeaway ends Reflecting on his educational experiences, James revealed: "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, expressing his lack of pride in leaving school without qualifications and his particular dread for Wednesdays: "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.
" Martin also spoke about his challenge.