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James Martin, 51, in his own words on the 'love of his life' Barbara Broccoli, 63, and the dark side of their age-gap romance that 'dented his male pride' - as he moves on from long-term girlfriend Louise Davies with Arun Nayar's ex-wife Kim Johnson
Writing for the Daily Mail in October 2008, James - who had by then moved on with a beauty queen - explained how their age gap and wealth got in the way of their relationship.
Barbara had lavished the chef with gifts including a Picasso painting and once offered to buy him a £180,000 Aston Martin, but James confessed his 'male pride' stopped him from accepting such extravagant purchases. James Martin shocked fans this week when MailOnline exclusively revealed that he had quietly split from his girlfriend of 12 years Louise Davies and moved on with Kim Johnson (pictured) I even babysat Casino Royale Bond girl Eva Green's yappy little dog in Venice while she and Daniel were sailing up the Grand Canal in a fabulous yacht.
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