James Martin issues on-air apology after he 'ruined somebody's wedding'

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TV chef James Martin has revealed he's still haunted by a major culinary error that occurred years ago, for which he sincerely apologised on his self-titled show.

On the episode broadcast on Saturday (January 4), Martin shared a shocking confession with viewers – he had once "ruined somebody's wedding" due to a significant mistake at the Park Lane hotel.

Despite the mishap happening almost 40 years ago, the memory remains "horrific" for him even now.The revelation emerged during a Q&A segment when an audience member sought advice about a kitchen disaster, prompting James to share his own embarrassing tale.

He read out the viewer's letter: "Got another one here, Matt from Cumbria had a big accident in the kitchen with an explosive pressure cooker," then turned to his guest chefs, Galton Blackiston and Tommy Banks, asking: "What is the biggest mess up you've ever had in the kitchen?" After a collective sigh from the chefs, James chimed in with his personal fiasco: "I was getting Fahrenheit and centigrade wrong when I was about 14 years old in the Park Lane hotel, and I burnt 800 portions of apple tart. "It was for somebody's wedding so I do apologise if you're watching, it was me.