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Homes Under the Hammer's Martin Roberts breaks silence on life-threatening health scare

Martin Roberts has broken his silence on the life-threatening health scare he encountered two years ago.The Homes Under the Hammer presenter was taken to hospital with chest pains in April 2022 and ended up needing life-saving emergency surgery. Martin, 60, was suffering from ­pericardial effusion - a build-up of fluid around the heart - causing organ failure. He still goes for regular check-ups two years after the ordeal, and says he cannot "understate the mental after-effects" of the health scare.
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Homes Under The Hammer presenter issues apology to co-star Martin Roberts 'It was me!'
Homes Under the Hammer presenter Martin Roberts received an apology from his co-star Martel Maxwell after his hotel room flooded.The property expert, 59, revealed he was facing water running through the ceiling after his co-star, who had the room above him, became "a bit confused" during a power cut and forgot to turn the bathroom tap off.The star took to Twitter to share his hotel problem with his 21,000 followers.Filming water running through a ceiling light, he said: "Oh dear, not the thing you expect first thing in your hotel bedroom."Turning the camera back on himself, Martin revealed he had just got out of the shower."I think somebody might have left the bath running upstairs, oh dear!" he added.In a follow-up clip, the Homes Under the Hammer star went on to reveal who caused the problem.Wearing a robe, Martin said: "You'll love this!"Turns out it was Martel!"She's in the room above me, she left the tap running.Jumping to his co-star's defence, he added: "Now to be fair to her there was a power cut, she got a bit confused, she went downstairs, went to the reception."Meanwhile the power came back, the tap carried on running and it flooded my room!" he added before collapsing into laughter.Martin captioned the video: "The culprit is revealed….and it’s someone close to home. Music suggestions for the whole event please" he added alongside laughing emojis.Soon enough, Martin's co-star Martel Maxwell took to Twitter to issue an apology to the BBC presenter.Reposting his reveal video, she told her 13,000 followers: "It was me!!!"So sorry pal @TVMartinRoberts.
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Homes Under The Hammer's Martin Roberts rages over Paddington Bear statue being moved
Homes Under The Hammer presenter Martin Roberts has taken to social media to express his fury after the Paddington Bear statue was moved when the Central London station incorporated the Elizabeth line.Speaking in a video shared with his 21,000 followers, Martin raged over the “rubbishy” location chosen for the statue.The TV star called on his fans to help him get the statue moved back to its previously historically relevant place inside the station.Filming himself in a busy Paddington Station, Martin said: “I’m just at Paddington station and there’s something really important that I need your help to sort out.“Paddington Bear, as you know, was discovered by Mr and Mrs Brown in Paddington station.“And for years, there has been a Paddington statue underneath the clock over there, where Paddington was first found.“When they opened the Elizabeth line, they decided - in some mad idea - that they would move Paddington to here - in this rubbishy little area, away from everybody.”Martin continued: “So, I don’t know who made this decision.“I know there are bigger problems in the world, right? But I think this is rubbish.“And so, help me complain to get Paddington moved back to where he should be, which is over there by the clock, which is where he was found.”In the caption, Martin wrote: “I know there are more important issues in the world…but …The Paddington Bear statue at Paddington station has been moved to a TERRIBLE location.“Can you help me get it moved back to where Paddington was first found by Mr & Mrs Brown? #movepaddingtonbear @paddingtonbear @gwruk”Other social media users threw their support behind Martin as they took to the post’s comments section to share their outrage over the decision.Stilla1408 said: “That is
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Homes Under the Hammer's Martin Roberts shares career update after near-fatal health scare
Homes Under The Hammer presenter Martin Roberts has issued an important career update since his terrifying health scare left him close to death last month. After being rushed into hospital last month, the star has confirmed his future on the popular BBC show.Martin, 58, told his 20,700 Instagram followers this afternoon: “So I’ve got some news and it’s actually pretty amazing news.“Today is a very special day and it’s quite an emotional day to be honest.“Because I’ve spoken to the doctors and they’ve said as long as I take it easy - which isn’t necessarily that easy for me but I’ve got to…“As long as I take it easy, I’m ok to start work.So I’m back today filming Homes Under The Hammer.”More to follow…“I’m in the valleys of Wales and I never thought I would be so happy to see a two-up two-down terrace,” he continued, kissing the wall of a house.“I have missed this so much and yeah, it’s amazing to be back.”He then pointed to his multi-coloured floral shirt with clashing patterns.Martin went on: “So you might notice this shirt, it’s a little bit OTT but it’s a bit of a sartorial celebration.   “It’s also the nearest thing I’ve got to a bunch of flowers which I’m going to dedicate to you, if you just sent messages of your support and all of your good wishes.“This is a shirt for you and so at some point in the future you’ll see this on Homes Under the Hammer," he added.The star continued: “And people might make silly comments about me wearing this ridiculously OTT shirt, but you’ll know it’s because it was a little nod to all the kindness I’ve received over the last few weeks.“So thank you again and here I am.
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Homes Under The Hammer's Martel Maxwell heeds Martin Roberts' warning after hospital dash
Homes Under The Hammer's Martel Maxwell has heeded her co-star Martin Robert's advice after his hospital dash last month.The BBC presenter, 45, took to social media to tell how she had taken the time to slow down recently after hearing about her co-star's health scare.In view of her 12,000 followers, Martel told how she had taken time out of her day to appreciate the small things.She wrote: "Sometimes you’ve got to stop and smell the flowers (@TVMartinRoberts recently said) and so, I did."I stopped, looked and learned."#BylandAbbey dates from the 12th century, inhabited by 100 or so monks until Henry VIII’s reign."It was calming and beautiful @EnglishHeritage," she ended her post.This isn't the first time Martel has addressed Martin's words of advice.Earlier in the month, the TV star replied after Martin shared a health update with his fans.Reposting the clip, Martel wrote: "Aw..wise words Sensei..sending love," complete with heart emojis.In the video, Martin told his fans: "So I've come out for a walk to a waterfall to my favourite place in the world."It's a waterfall not far from where I live, it's the first time I've really ventured out since I've got home."It's taken me about three times as long as normal to get here but I just wanted to be out in nature," he added.Martin went on: "You can't help but think I'm really lucky to be able to see this, because I might not have seen this again."It's a week on now, over a week on, I'm not playing the 'what if' game, but I guess you've got to stop that and just be thankful."And I am eternally thankful for the care I got from the healthcare staff, the support I got from you and those around me."You count your lucky stars," he confessed.The star continued: "I call this 'wear
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Homes Under The Hammer host Martin Roberts in plea to fans as he reflects on dodging death
Homes Under The Hammer host Martin Roberts, 58, took to social media to share a message with his fans. He posted a message on Monday while out on a walk at his “favourite place in the world” and told fans he felt “lucky” as well as “thankful”.Martin said he didn’t want to “preach” but he urged fans to visit A&E immediately “if you have any symptoms like the ones I had”.The property star underwent life-saving emergency surgery after fluid had gathered around his heat last month.The property expert wrote, in view of his 51,000 Twitter followers: “So…gradually trying to get back to normality.“Big week of tests to try to establish the cause of the crisis and sort out my lungs."“Meanwhile I’m trying to be positive but it’s hard not to sometimes reflect on the “What if’s...”“But Wear Sunscreen helps.”Martin included a link to the uplifting Baz Luhrmann song Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen in his tweet.Martin described his recovery as "a second chance" at life after he was rushed to hospital with "hours to live" in April.He has also shared details of his experience, including that he had an eight-inch syringe plunged into his heart by doctors while he was awake due to a rare condition called cardiac tamponade.The syringe helped drain fluid from Martin’s heart.In a recent interview, Martin said: "I feel so very lucky to be here.
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'I'm tagged!' Homes Under The Hammer's Lucy Alexander pleas for help with outfit 'dilemma'
Lucy Alexander, 52, presented on Homes Under The Hammer from its launch until 2015 alongside Martin Roberts.The presenter has taken to Instagram to ask her followers for help after noticing while heading out of the house that the security tag is still on her leather jacket.Lucy shared the video clips on her Instagram story in view of her 57,200 followers.Sitting in her garden, she said to the camera: "Good evening! Bit of a dilemma, just realised."I'm about to walk out the door, new leather jacket and this has happened."Lucy then moved the camera away from her face to show the side of her new leather jacket that can be seen to have a large red security tag on it.The former BBC presenter laughed, while she took her large pink sunnies off her face and placed them on her head.She continued: "Still got the tag on the b****y jacket. Does anyone know how to get them off? Can you help me please?"The video then ended, with a new video starting with Lucy appearing to be back in the house recording the jacket on a table.She added: "So what are the chances of that? Didn't obviously beep when I went out of the shop a month ago, but there it is."Lucy asked her followers again if anyone could help her as she tried to solve her "dilemma" before she headed out.Unable to solve the issue, Lucy eventually took to Instagram to share a video of herself later in the evening in a cargo jacket.She concluded: "So I have changed jackets.
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Homes Under The Hammer's Martin Roberts shares 'emotionally battered' update from hospital
The Sun."I’m being transferred to the respiratory team today as they think it might have started with a serious lung infection. I may be in hospital for another two weeks."The Homes Under The Hammer presenter has also confessed the trauma of the op has been prompting nightmares.He had been rushed to hospital in Bath earlier in the week after suffering sudden chest pains, when he first learnt there would be a need for surgery.Martin admitted in a video shared with his fans that he'd been catching up with his own show while in his hospital bed."Well, I have to say this isn’t where I expected to be watching Homes Under the Hammer," he joked."I ended up in hospital in Bath yesterday, I had a few chest pains and just feeling generally lousy, so I was brought in here and turns out I had a massive amount of fluid all around my heart, which was actually stopping my heart working."Had they not got rid of it, which they did in an emergency operation last night, then it’s sort of quite serious, like, hours to live kind of c***," he continued in an audibly quivering and shaking voice."So here I am, still around, thank goodness, thank god and angels, all those things."There’s lots of other complicated things that have happened as a result, but we will work through those, and I’ll keep you updated."He added cheekily, in an indication that he has certainly not lost his sense of humour: "Meanwhile, there’s a good TV show on that I think I’ll watch here!""Bit of a shocker," he captioned his Instagram video, adding to over 20,000 followers: "At least I’m here to tell the tale…"His former "TV wife", Lucy Alexander, wrote back to his post urging: "Get well my lovely M.R!"He replied: "Jeez what a scare.
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Homes Under the Hammer's Lucy Alexander in plea to Martin Roberts for Ukraine trip updates
Lucy Alexander have always had a famously warm relationship when presenting Homes Under The Hammer together, with Martin referring to Lucy as his "work wife".Though she has since left her BBC role, she has been keen to show her support for him as he undertakes the risky journey to war-torn Ukraine.Taking to Twitter to wish him luck in view of her almost 40,000 followers, Lucy urged him to "keep us updated", punctuating her feelings with an emoji of hands clasped together in prayer.She also posted another emoji of the Ukrainian flag while her friend soldiered on.Keen to help out by delivering essential supplies to Ukraine amid rising panic, Martin had volunteered to drive up to the border in a van.The gruelling journey would involve travelling nearly 1,300 miles by road from his home in Britain while scenes of violence raged on in the country.Yet, brave Martin, who has been in tears over the situation in Ukraine, is clearly more than willing to take the risk.He has been posting regular videos on Twitter to keep fans up to date with his progress.The 58-year-old presenter, who has two children of his own, understood the urgency people had felt while trying to keep their families safe.Over the weekend, he'd revealed the route he'd started on, recounting: "Took the ferry from Dover to Calais and onwards through France, Belgium and The Netherlands…heading for Germany."But I’m so tired I think I’ll have to stay overnight in a hotel and continue onwards to Poland early am."Martin had no choice but to complete the trip by road, especially as most airlines have ceased flights to and from the country.This afternoon, he posted to tell followers he had finally arrived at a refugee centre in Medyka on the Poland/Ukraine border."So
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