MARTIN Roberts has addressed his future on Homes Under the Hammer after landing a brand new series on a rival channel.
The BBC presenter recently landed a new ITV docu-series which will follow his efforts to renovate a pub in Wales.
But that doesn’t mean Homes Under the Hammer favourite is walking away from his daytime hit.
Martin, 61, has confirmed the show is very much still part of his life and that filming will continue around his new show.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, the popular TV host said: “I’m filming two days last week, I’m filming two days this week, you know, it just carries on.
“And as long as people are watching it, as long as people are enjoying it, as long as people come up to me, as they do all the time and say, you know, you’ve really helped me through some tough times, thank you for doing Homes Under The Hammer, I’ll carry on doing it.”
In a nod to Jeremy Clarkson’s The Farmer’s Dog series, Martin’ will feature on a new docuseries where he will’s new show will see him give local youngsters construction workers the chance to get involved in the pub renovation.
Martin explained: “I’m renovating a pub in Wales at the moment — using local youngsters, giving them a chance to get construction skills.
“And we’re going to have those apprentices involved throughout the whole thing.
“They’re going to be running it and doing a cookery school and all sorts of things.
The series will air on ITV and be an extension of Oops I Bought A Pub, a mini-series Martin has been producing for YouTube and his social media.
Martin also told how his terrifying health scare in 2022 has changed his outlook on life.
The TV favourite underwent emergency heart surgery after doctors told him he had just hours to live.
He had pericardial effusion, a build-up of fluid around the heart, which caused chest pains and shortness of breath — but which he had initially thought were a symptom of long COVID.
Martin explained: “I had a big heart scare a couple of years ago. Looking back, it was pretty bad at the time.
“But when you reflect on being three hours from death, you sort of think everything is now a bonus, which I wouldn’t necessarily have had.
“And I think that spurs you on. I’m supposed to be taking it easy, but I’m doing the opposite because there’s so much to do.
“I’ve just got to get on with it because I don’t know what’s around the corner.
“My health is OK but whenever I get a little twinge in the heart, I panic. But, you know, I’m OK.”
Now, Martin’s only New Year resolution is to finally open the doors of his pub, The Hendrewen Hotel in Blaencwm, South Wales.
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