Martin Roberts left in tears after argument with Danny Baker
Martin Roberts is on The Weakest Link on BBC One this evening. Romesh Ranganathan hosts as Martin, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Melvin Odoom, Anneka Rice, John Bercow, Kelle Bryan, Richard Blackwood and Suzi Ruffell all try to win a tasty sum for charity. In a celebrity remake of the classic show, money is added to the pot for each correct answer, but plunges back to zero for wrong answers. At the end of each round, the players vote one contestant off, with the last remaining contestant winning all the prize money to a charity of their choice.
Martin made his name on BBC show Homes Under The Hammer, having presented the show since its inception in 2003.
He has also been a contestant on several shows including Hole in the Wall, Pointless and Celebrity Masterchef.
In November 2016, he appeared on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! and spent 15 days in camp.
Martin had a series of rows with fellow late arrival Danny Baker during this time.
One of these took place after Gogglebox star and then-Camp President Scarlett Moffatt got frustrated over keeping the camp stocked with water.
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Martin Roberts was in floods of tears after Danny Baker rant (Image: Birmingham Mail/PA)
Martin Roberts appears on The Weakest Link on Saturday. (Image: BBC)
Campmates had enjoyed a dinner of hare thanks to Martin winning eight stars in a Bushtucker Trial earlier in the day, but two campmates had noticed there was not enough water to wash up afterwards.
Carol Vorderman had flagged this to Emmerdale star Adam Thomas, who formed part of the camp maintenance team alongside Martin.
Scarlett had suggested Martin join Adam to get some more water as it involved a lot of carrying, but Martin ignored her request.
Scarlett later said: “There’s only so many times that you can ask someone politely, I don’t know what else I’m meant to do.”
Seeing what was going on infuriated Danny and he snapped: “Martin, she’s the President mate, whatever she says to do, you do it.”
Martin was reduced to tears after Danny’s rant. (Image: ITV)
The pair engaged in a furious row, in which Danny accused his campmate of taking “two steps forward and three steps backward” and constantly answering back.
Martin apologised and went off to get water.
Adam pondered that both he and Martin might not have been pulling their weight after all, as water levels were low.
Upon their return, the atmosphere was exceptionally awkward and most campmates went off to bed.
Martin sat on a log and began crying, comforted by former footballer Wayne Bridge.
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Martin confessed to not knowing just how serious camp chores were taken. (Image: ITV)
He said: “Danny seems to have it in for me and I don’t know why.
“I love him, I think he’s fantastic. What have I done to him?”
In the Bush Telegraph, where campmates speak directly to the camera crew, he recalled what had happened from his point of view.
He said, tearfully: “Just out of nowhere, as far as I’m concerned, Danny just absolutely laid into me.
“I’m a newbie to the camp. I wasn’t party to the whole chores business, everyone’s settled into that.
Danny claimed Martin tried to make the show about himself. (Image: Paul Gillis)
“I’m definitely disadvantaged by just coming into that and probably not taking it as seriously as others might.”
Martin continued: “For Danny to be so vocal, I can’t help but be upset by that.”
Wiping back tears, he said: “So, everyone’s gone to bed and I’m now sitting by the fire boiling water because I want everyone to wake up in the morning with a full tank of water so they can’t actually have a go at me.”
Upon being the first evicted from the show, Danny said Martin only had himself to blame, and denied bullying the broadcaster.
He told The Sun: “If someone is jabbing away at you and you have a go back. ‘Oh, you’re bullying me’ — that seems passive aggressive nonsense.
“I’m not responsible if a bloke breaks down and cries after I’ve picked him up because he’s having a go at one of the girls in there.
“I’m the victim!’ ‒ well don’t have a go at Scarlett mate.”
Danny claimed the arguments were caused by Martin not knowing how the show works.
He said: “I think he was very uncertain of what it was for the first 48 hours.
“So he thought ‘I’ll make this Martin presents I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, with a full supporting cast. And he did.”
Martin Roberts appears on The Weakest Link at 7:40pm tonight.
