Martin Roberts will risk speeding up his 'demise' after near death experience in a bid to help troubled children get their lives on track as they work £500,000 renovation project By Owen Tonks For Mailonline Published: 01:45, 27 April 2024 | Updated: 01:45, 27 April 2024 e-mail View comments Martin Roberts says he's willing to take any risk in his pursuit of helping others after his near death experience when he underwent emergency heart surgery back in 2022. The television presenter and property expert, 60, was told he had 'a few hours to live' and underwent life-saving surgery after suffering from pericardial effusion, a build-up of fluid in the structure around the heart. Last year, he revealed his plans to bring a Welsh valleys community's heritage back to life by injecting £500,000 of his own money into a special project.
He has since started to renovate the local pub and the Hendrewen Hotel in Blaencwm at the top of the Rhondda Fawr valley, enlisting the help of local schoolchildren who have lost their way and are keen to get involved in practical work in a bid to find some focus. The Homes Under The Hammer host told The Sun : I’m now more motivated and desperate to get all the things done that I possibly can. Martin Roberts says he's willing to take any risk in his pursuit of helping others after his near death experience when he underwent emergency heart surgery back in 2022 (pictured last month) He has started to renovate the local pub and the Hendrewen Hotel in .
