Audio of James Martin accusing production team of ‘f***ing ruining’ his £26,000 driveway is leaked

The chef, 51, is at the centre of a bullying storm after allegations he intimidated staff on his food show James Martin’s Spanish Adventure in May.

Now an expletive-laden rant, which happened during the production of his show James Martin’s Saturday Morning in 2018, has surfaced.

In the audio recording released by The Sun, James swore 42 times and said his staff should be ‘f***ing fried’ and ordered them to take their lunch break standing in the ‘f***ing rain’.

He demanded that his team showed him and his house ‘more f***ing respect’, adding: ‘If not, you’re gone.’

Martin has addressed the outburst saying it was the culmination of a string of unfortunate events in his life, which began with the death of his grandfather, then was followed by a home invasion by masked burglars, and being diagnosed with cancer on his face.

In the furious 10-minute tirade, Martin is upset over damage to his driveway caused by a blocked drain. Production Company Blue Marlin took responsibility for the 2018 incident.

In the audio, Martin said: ‘I am absolutely furious, beyond belief. It’s my home, it’s my house. It’s my f**ing house.

Nobody listens, nobody f**king listens, do they? I will not put up with this, this is b******s.

‘A driveway that cost me £26,000 is f**ked because somebody put a load of oil in the f**king bin that’s now dripped everywhere and f**king ruined my driveway.

‘If this was somebody’s house you would end up with a massive bill. People would get fired and rightly so, if this was working for Endemol your a**e would be f**king fried.

‘Show me and show my house more f**king respect – if not, you’re gone.’