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James Martin, 51, SPLITS with girlfriend after 12 years together as he’s spotted shopping with new love interest
James recently spoke out about his secret battle with cancer
JAMES Martin has split from his girlfriend Louise Davies after 12 years together.
And the TV chef, 51, has been spotted shopping with his new love interest - Arun Nayar's ex-wife Kim Johnson.
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Former model Kim, 39, wore a black miniskirt which she teamed with a blue jacket and boots on her outing in Mayfair.
James, who spoke about his notable weight loss in 2022, was casually dressed in blue jeans, a navy body warmer and a pale blue shirt which he paired with a basball cap.
Kim was previously married to businessman and entrepreneur Arun for just a year and they split in 2017.
She was his third wife, with his second marriage to Elizabeth Hurley ending in 2011.
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James, who has become a household name thanks to shows like Saturday Kitchen for the BBC and ITV’s Saturday Morning, began dating TV producer Louise in 2011.
They met on the set of Celebrity Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and lived in Hampshire before relocating to a stunning rural home.
A rep for the star confirmed their split to and said they parted ways back in December.
Before he dated Louise the culinary whizz enjoyed a five year relationship with James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli, having sparked a romance after she bidded for him to cook for her at a celebrity auction in 2001.
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Barbara was the highest bidder, offering an eye-watering £18,000, and James revealed the pair "just clicked" after she won.
Despite falling in love and enjoying long term romances, in 2019, James insisted he had no plans to ever marry.
He told Sunday People: "It doesn't interest me in the slightest, mainly because I've catered for so many weddings, really.
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"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."
It follows the news that Saturday Morning host James has been "taking a break".
The star was secretly diagnosed with facial cancer in 2018 before it returned on "several occasions" and said he was taking time off to "get it sorted".
In July last year the This Morning chef shared his cancer battle after finding himself at the centre of shock bullying claims.
In leaked audio shared with The Sun he was heard ranting and swearing at staff over a drain that was blocked at his home during filming for Saturday Morning.
The incident took place in 2018 and James publicly apologised, saying it was "one of the most fraught and difficult periods of my life".
He also revealed he had an operation that year to remove facial cancer, but it had since returned.
Speaking to the audience at a show for The James Martin Band, he opened up about his health battle again,
He told the crowd in September: "On a personal note, I just wanted to say thank you for 30 years of television.
"For me personally, I've been through a lot of s*** with cancer but I'm getting sorted at the end of next month.
"I will be back fighting at the end of February but I'm going on a little bit of a break to get that sorted.
"I just wanted to say thank you for all your support and all your messages."
James presented BBC's Saturday Kitchen for ten years until 2016.
The following year he jumped to ITV where he went on to host Saturday Morning with James Martin.
He's also filmed several food travel shows, dubbed the 'adventure' series, which have seen him travel across, Britain, America and Spain.
The star previously shed three stone by cutting one drink out of his diet during lockdown.
"Yeah. Well, fizzy drinks, I don't drink tea or coffee so fizzy drinks were always sort of my nemesis really and in the kitchen particularly," he told Loose Women.
In a bid to change things, James said he simply swapped to just drinking water.
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"The minute I swapped to water, it was nearly three stone," he told the women.
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