About Martel
Martel is a television and radio presenter, journalist, author and mum and can be seen presenting BBC1’s hugely successful Homes Under The Hammer. Martel’s passion for property has seen her build her own family home, where previously only a cattle grid lay in Perthshire fields.
Martel has presented for ITV’s Lorraine, BBC1’s The One Show and across BBC Scotland on both tv and radio.
Her debut novel, Scandalous, drew on her experiences as a showbiz reporter and was published by Penguin.
PARENTING
Enough of the Americanisms My Little Dudes
“It is ‘sweets’ not ‘candy’ and ‘rubbish’, not ‘garbage’ – as in ‘dad’s is taking out the rubbish’, OK?”
Seven Minutes Of Online Lockdown Schooling
A Day (Or Seven Minutes) In The Life of Home Schooling Online with...
The joy of boys!
AS a mum of three boys I’m occasionally (quite often) asked if I hanker...
MATTERS OF THE HEART
Enough of the Americanisms My Little Dudes
“It is ‘sweets’ not ‘candy’ and ‘rubbish’, not ‘garbage’ – as in ‘dad’s is taking out the rubbish’, OK?”
Moments of Beauty In These Most Bizarre Of Times
Every day feels like a game of “how many times can you put on the dishwasher and washing machine?” On Wednesday, I swear time stood still.
There’s always tomorrow
When I popped in to see a friend this week for coffee while working in...
REVIEWS
Review: K West Spa, Shepherd’s Bush, London
I’ve just had the Siberian Petals Facial at K West and if I was a cat,...
FICTION
Sidebar of Shame by Martel Maxwell
Sidebar of Shame by Martel Maxwell The following short story was...