'I've Catered So Many Weddings, Getting Married Doesn't Interest Me
Date 29 July 2018 Page 4,5 ‘I’ve catered so many weddings, getting married doesn’t interest me in the slightest Celebrity chef James Martin, 46, on never being tied down and not caring what people say about him – unless it upsets his mum… ike many a straight-talking Yorkshireman before him, James Martin likes to speak his mind. The no-nonsense TV chef is discussing children, and it seems there’s not L much chance of seeing him hanging out at a toddler group in the near future. Or ever. ‘No, I go round to my mate’s house, who has four kids, and realise that I don’t want them after about two minutes,’ says James. ‘Kids are great, Copyright material. This may only be copied under the terms of a Newspaper Licensing Agency agreement (www.nla.co.uk) or with written publisher permission. For external republishing rights see www.nla-republishing.com Date 29 July 2018 Page 4,5 but it’s just, no, not for me. You sacrifice so much in this work and the job and everything else. Never, no.’ We think we’ve got that loud and clear, James. Marriage to his girlfriend, PA Louise Davies, with whom he lives in a sprawling Hampshire mansion, is vetoed almost as strongly. ‘No, it doesn’t interest me in the slightest, mainly because I’ve catered for so many weddings, really. I admire people who do it, that’s fine, but I’m quite happy. I don’t need to spend 60 grand on a day, no, I’m more than happy thanks,’ he says.
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