James Martin says 'people take the mick' out of habit he does 'four times a week'

James Martin has discussed how people "take the mick" out of him for a gardening task which he says helps him "switch off". The ITV James Martin Saturday Morning star, who quit BBC Saturday Kitchen for the ITV show, has spoken out over his love of gardening.

He told the Telegraph newspaper over his green-fingered hobby and explained: "I’ve got a John Deere sit-down lawn-mower with headlights and people take the mick out of me because I might mow the lawn four times a week.

"If we’ve had non-stop rain and I can’t cut the grass, I get p****d off." James went on, telling the newspaper: "But I also think mowing helps me switch off. I can have a crazy day at work, but I’ll come home and happily get on my mower at midnight."

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He added that a garden "keeps you busy". James said keeping busy is crucial because he has ADHD, and previously opened up about his dyslexia on Saturday Morning when he was joined by guest Mollie King, who also has the condition.

The 48-year-old TV chef said to the Saturdays singer back in February: “I know a big passion of yours is this dyslexia foundation which I wanted to pick up on because it’s something that’s close to my heart, because I’m dyslexic as well – severely dyslexic.

“I know that you are as well and you found that out when you were a young kid.” James said: “I didn’t know about mine until I was 30 years old, when I started in television to read the autocue.” He continued: “For me it’s an absolute nightmare, to read that.”

“I’ve got to walk and talk and it wasn’t until a wonderful lady, I’ll always remember her and I’d like to thank her as well. She works for the BBC and she turned around and said, ‘You’ve got to walk and talk at the same time,’ and sent me away for a little lesson on how to do it.

“You need somebody like that to give you the confidence, don’t you really?”