Homes Under The Hammer on Tuesday (May 24) following a major health scare.The 58-year-old underwent emergency heart surgery after experiencing chest pain and being rushed to hospital with “hours to live”.A life-saving operation was performed to deal with "a massive amount of fluid" surrounding Martin's heart.The presenter shared a video message on his Instagram account announcing his return to work."So I've got some news and it’s actually pretty amazing news," he began.“So I am back today filming Homes Under The Hammer."Following the announcement, the BBC star shared that it was quite an emotional day.
He revealed: "Today is a very special day, it's quite an emotional one to be honest because I've spoken to the doctors and they've said as long as I take it easy I'm ok to start work.“I'm in the valleys of Wales, I never thought I'd be so happy."Martin captioned his post with "It’s a very special day… so I decided I should wear a very bright shirt to celebrate."Martin's 20,000 followers responded with delight to the news, with co-presenter Lucy Alexander commenting: "Lol I NEVER thought you'd be so happy kissing bricks.
Oh how we luv [sic] a two up two down in Wales."Another user added: "Love the shirt. Glad you are doing so well. Take Care."A third reply read: "Brilliant news my lovely.