The lifelong Arsenal supporter grafted his way to Capital?s highly coveted Breakfast slot - and pulled in record-beating listeners with his cheeky sense of humour. Who else could convince Ed Sheeran to tattoo Roman?s leg on air, drive around London playing cab-roulette with James Corden, get Craig David to freestyle rap, or rope Lewis Capaldi into a life-drawing class? Roman has hosted a number of events, award ceremonies and fundraising gigs including the 2021 TRIC Awards, the Global Awards, and ITV’s Concert for Ukraine alongside Marvin Humes and Emma Bunton. TRIC Awards 2021 explained - and the winners, from Piers Morgan and Kate Garraway". www.nationalworld.com. 16 September 2021 . Retrieved 13 October 2021.

They might need to set aside a few hours, because Gary features quite heavily. “I love Gary dearly,” Kemp says. He has a habit of reaching for an affirmation, especially a loving one, after saying something hard. There was verbal abuse, too. “If you imagine five boys in the playground, there’s always going to be one guy that’s going to take the brunt of the jokes.” In Spandau Ballet, Kemp says, that guy was the lead singer, Tony Hadley. Spandau Ballet at Live Aid in 1985 … (from left) Martin Kemp, Gary Kemp and Tony Hadley. Photograph: Pete Still/Redferns Kemp was educated at Berkhamsted School [7] [8] until he was 15 [9] and was in the same year as KSI. [10] Career [ edit ] 2010s [ edit ] Babbage, Rachel (8 March 2017). "Martin Kemp pays a beautiful tribute to George Michael on The Nightly Show". Digitalspy.com . Retrieved 19 June 2018.

Therefore, by sharing experiences and highlighting what support is available, we can help others feel less alone, challenge stigma and encourage honest and open conversations.

Harp, Justin (11 November 2019). "I'm a Celebrity cast confirmed as Caitlyn Jenner, Ian Wright and more join". Digital Spy . Retrieved 11 November 2019.Since 2019, Roman has appeared in the Channel 4 reality series Celebrity Gogglebox (2019-) alongside his father. In 2020, Roman co-hosted a Sunday morning programme with his father for ITV called Martin & Roman’s Sunday Best! (2020-), followed by its spin-off, Martin & Roman’s Weekend Best! (2020-). Roman Kemp Awards Hositng Strictly Come Dancing, Gogglebox and Ant and Dec win at 2022 TRIC Awards | Virgin Radio UK". virginradio.co.uk. 6 July 2022 . Retrieved 1 February 2023. The 30-year-old, who has hosted his own breakfast show on the radio station since 2017, lost his colleague to suicide in August 2020, aged 31. In 2021, Roman presented a BBC Three documentary exploring the mental health crisis facing young men and revealed he had considered taking his own life after battling depression for more than a decade. SHMR LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk . Retrieved 22 January 2023. Painful. Difficult. Confronting. Hopeful. Optimistic. Promising. Empowering. This is all things in spades and a must-read for everyone. Books like these, potential lifesavers. That's what counts.

Kemp thinks he gets his approach from his own father, a printer, who was encouraging and nonjudgmental. In the early Spandau days, when Kemp was heading for the front door in a crimplene dress and makeup, he would call out: “Goodnight!” hoping to provoke his dad’s disapproval. But his dad would only glance up from his chair and say: “Have you got your keys?”

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Do you know what it is? My dad was a really good artist. He used to paint beautiful pictures.” Mostly in oil crayons; Kemp has some on his walls. “But he worked in a factory. And I think in another life my dad would have been an artist. And he knew that he wanted to give me and Gary that chance.” Indeed, Kemp’s favourite memory of Michael, who was godfather to Roman, was “one day, maybe about a year before he left us. And I was painting my living room. The night before, we’d gone out to dinner. He’d said: ‘Oh, I’ll come round tomorrow. I’ll help.’ So at the end of the day there’s me and George in these white painters’ hazmat suits with a glass of wine each, looking round at the job that we’d done … He was just a lovely man.” I really appreciate his honest in every area but particularly about his upbringing. He’s aware that he’s had a privileged life that not everyone has and I really like how he’s been honest about the positives and negatives of that fact, without sounding spoilt or patronising. It’s a nice balance.

Then, in 2019, Roman won over yet more fans coming third in I?m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, with his uncanny impressions of everyone from Ant and Dec to his mate Harry Styles. Here, for the first time, Roman?s ready to reveal the things that weren't captured on camera, and how his time in the jungle changed his whole outlook on life. Tony is lovely,” he says. “He is a lovely man. I will always, always love him, in the same way I love all the rest of the band. But you drift apart, don’t you?” And men are less likely to seek help and that all comes together into this sense of entrapment [where] suicidal thoughts are more likely.” Kemp’s role was “mediator”, he says. “If there were arguments, me and Gary could go into a room, argue it out. Even to the point where we used to have proper fist fights. Because the pressure of the whole thing was too much.”

Roman has struggled with his mental health, too

In the documentary Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency, Kemp revealed that he came close to attempting suicide after battling with depression for 13 years. [26] Kemp is a supporter of Arsenal F.C. [27] Filmography [ edit ] Television [ edit ] Year Evans, Mel (9 December 2019). "Roman Kemp booted from I'm A Celebrity in third place as Jacqueline Jossa and Andy Whyment battle for jungle crown". Metro . Retrieved 9 December 2019. I have had my depressive episodes over the years, some very recently. I wasn’t wanting to kill myself per se, but my medical condition was getting so bad, it got to the stage where I would have been happy to die in my sleep. It even got to the stage where I had to reach out to the Samaritans for help to talk me down from the ledge. So it’s really important that we have things like this book, from people who, from afar, seem to have it all, as it reminds us we’re all in the same storm when it comes to mental health, we just have to find the best boat to sail it. In 2020, Kemp co-hosted a Sunday morning programme with his father, titled Martin & Roman's Sunday Best! on ITV from 14 June 2020. [20] On 19 November 2020, Kemp featured as a guest panellist on the ITV Daytime show Loose Women and was part of the first all male panel in the show's 21-year history. [21] In March 2021, Kemp presented a documentary on BBC Three, Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency, exploring the mental health and suicide crisis affecting young men. His friend, producer Joe Lyons, killed himself in August 2020. [22] Fane Saunders, Tristram (14 September 2017). "Bromans makes Love Island look sophisticated – episode 1 recap". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 4 October 2017.