Homes Under the Hammer’s Martin Roberts admits ‘I’m suffering’ in New Year’s post after life expectancy fears

HOMES Under the Hammer star Martin Roberts shared an emotional New Year's post after previously revealing life expectancy fears.

Martin, 61, has presented the BBC property show since its debut in 2003.

Taking to X, he updated followers on his renovation of historic Welsh pub The Hendrewen.

Martin shared: "Time for a little bit of reflection. It’s 20 December 2024, another Christmas when the pub should have been opened.

"I think you could say I was a little ambitious with my time scales and budgets.

"I’m suffering. I’m a victim of my own…whatever.

"The place is still a work in progress. It would be easy to say it’s got a long way to go.

"But hopefully, things will accelerate in the new year and I’ve got a lot of work going on outside and hopefully the inside will start coming together in the restaurant."

He continued:  "The little things that are really keeping me going, this old beam and this we made this fireplace which I think it’s gonna be really nice.

"You can imagine sofas in front of here and people sipping lattes and sitting with the kids and their dogs and it’s these things that keep me going two and a half years on."

Martin added “Is 2025 the year it opens? It has to be, it will be.

"I hope you’ll be here. Happy new year, seriously, lots of love."

He acquired the derelict Hendrewen Hotel and Pub a few years ago, after dealing with a heart condition gave him a new zest for life.

But despite the presenter's initial excitement, the renovation soon spiralled into a complex, costly endeavour.

Meanwhile, Martin suffered a near-death experience in 2024, following a pericardial effusion.

This occurs when extra fluid collects between the heart and the sac around it - known as the pericardium.

He told the "I was told I needed to slow down and take things easy and all that kind of stuff, and I've gone a completely different way."

"Just doing lots of good. I don't know how much time I've got left, so I just want to do as much as I possibly can to help.

"It's not really about money.

"It's about just making a difference, because that's what you'll be remembered for."