James Martin quits social media after suffering ‘vile’ online trolling

Celebrity chef and This Morning staple James Martin has sadly announced that he’ll be taking a break from social media – following heartbreaking trolling.

James, 48, became the target of cruel online abuse after technical difficulties hampered an online cook-a-long he hosted, during which he talked fans through whipping up a fabulous three course meal.

He offered his sincerest apologies after fans reported freezing feeds and interrupted connections.

Earlier today he penned his apology, and announced that he’d be stepping back from social media “for the foreseeable future” after experiencing “large amount of vile comments posted directly towards me.”

James wrote: “Having seen some of the comments posted online regarding last night’s cook along and the anger towards me given the technical issues that the production team were having, I would like to apologise again for this and I will be chasing up with Live Nation, the production company, IT team and all the people they hired, to find out the problem.

“Having said that, this is small comfort to some of you online who are quite rightly angry at me. I promise I will be speaking to them tomorrow, I wasn’t involved in the IT side of things and know little about it but I will get all the issues raised and sorted as much as I possibly can immediately.”

The star added: “It’s unfortunate they didn’t use my team that makes the Saturday show to do this but, as you can imagine, it was all out of my hands.

“To the rest of you who had a good night, thank you but due to the large amount of vile comments posted directly towards me, this will be my last post as I will be taking a break from posting personally and all social media for the foreseeable future.”

Since sharing the honest post, James has been met in the comments with kinds words and messages of support.

“I’m so sorry to hear this James,” one avid fan wrote, “You are my fav chef on TV. I will so miss your posts, they cheer me up with your positivity in these dark times.

“Remember.. when it’s raining look for rainbows, when it’s dark look for stars! To all those trolls…if you can’t say something nice don’t say nothing at all! Xx.”

Another offered: “Many of us enjoyed it and love watching and listening to you. Take a break by all means but focus on those who had a great time.”

James is a fan favourite on This Morning, renowned for his live recipe demonstrations.

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