James Martin and Joe Marler are reportedly hunting down a rugby fan kicked up a stink at their swanky event at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham on Saturday.
The TV chef, 53, and Celebrity Traitors star, 35, hosted the £1,250-a-ticket hospitality suite for England’s historic win over New Zealand, only for someone to poo in their VIP lift.
According to reports James, who cooks a four-course menu for his and Joe’s paying guests, appeared ‘shell shocked’ as he announced the horrible find.
The chef is said to have initially joked that his co-host and former rugby star was the main suspect, before revealing he had been handed the CCTV footage and vowed to find the culprit.
A source said: ‘England had just beaten New Zealand and everyone was on a massive high and then, out of nowhere, James came on stage where Joe was chatting with rugby stars including Warren Gatland and he looked pretty shell shocked’.
‘He then announced that someone had done an enormous poo in the lift and that he had just been told about it. Some people were laughing their heads off but others looked horrified’.
James Martin and Joe Marler are reportedly hunting down a rugby fan kicked up a stink at their swanky event at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham on Saturday (James Martin pictured)
The TV chef, 53, and Celebrity Traitors star, 35, hosted the £1,250-a-ticket hospitality suite for the England V New Zealand game, only for someone to poo in their VIP lift (Joe Marler pictured)
According to reports James, who cooks a four-course menu for his and Joe’s paying guests, appeared ‘shell shocked’ as he announced the horrible find (Twickenham stadium pictured)
They told The Sun: ‘He then told everyone in the suite that he had been handed the CCTV footage and is going to find out who had the audacity to drop a log in the lifts.’
The duo’s suite, which they launched in November 2024, also includes unlimited Guinness as well as interviews with rugby stars after the game.
Daily Mail have contacted James Martin and Joe Marler’s reps for comment.
It comes after Joe revealed that he was paid less than some of his co-stars, despite claims all of the cast were given the same fee.
In stark contrast to some reality shows, where salaries can vary wildly depending on the level of fame, it was thought that the cast of the hit BBC show were all given the same flat fee of £40,000.
But Joe, who as a Faithful made it all the way to the final, has now revealed that he was given less than the number that was shared.
The rugby player, was one of the breakout stars of this year’s Celebrity Traitors, and despite failing to stop Traitor Alan Carr stealing the prize fund, he was quickly cemented as a fan favourite.
Richard Osman and Marina Hyde had shared that stars were paid £40,000 on their podcast The Rest In Entertainment, and Joe said his wife Daisy heard the same.
James is said to have initially joked pal Joe was the main suspect, before revealing he had been handed the CCTV footage and vowed to find the culprit
‘He then told everyone in the suite that he had been handed the CCTV footage and is going to find out who had the audacity to drop a log in the lifts’ (Twickenham suite pictured)
England’s stormed to victory with a 33-19 win over New Zealand
He said: ‘Yeah, Daisy read that too. She said to me, ”Hold on, I thought you only got 30?”
‘I said, ”Yeah, I did.” No, I don’t think everyone got paid the same. But I’m not bothered. It was 30 grand whether you lasted two days or three weeks — a no-brainer.’
Alan eventually won the series after being the sole traitor to avoid banishment, and he claimed the entire £87,500 prize pot, which was donated to his chosen charity Neuroblastoma UK.
During the interview with The Times, Joe also took a swipe at fellow faithful Stephen Fry, admitting it was wrong move to form his own game plan based on the longtime presenter.
When it was noted that Stephen’s intelligence was praised, despite failing to catch any traitors, Joe added: ‘Well, my game plan originally was obviously I’ll just do what Stephen does, because he will be good at this.
‘Then after a couple of times, I realised, he’s not good at this. This is not a good plan.’
