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.