Roman Kemp

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Roman Kemp
File:Roman Kemp Brits 2023.jpg
Born (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 (age 31)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
Education Berkhamsted School
Occupation
  • Radio presenter
  • television presenter
  • television personality
Years active 2014–present
Employer
Parents
Relatives Gary Kemp (uncle)

Roman Kemp (born 28 January 1993)[2][1] is a British radio host and television personality. From 2017 to 2024, he has presented the national radio network Capital FM breakfast show. Kemp also presents The One Show on BBC One. In 2019, he finished in third place in the nineteenth series of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.

Early life

Kemp is the son of actor and musician Martin Kemp and singer Shirlie Holliman.[3][4] He has an older sister, Harley Moon (b. 1989).[4] The late singer George Michael was his godfather.[5][6]

Kemp was educated at Berkhamsted School[7][8] until he was 15[9] and was in the same year as KSI.[10]

Career

2010s

In November 2014, Kemp joined Capital FM to present Sunday 6–9 am. He was promoted to Saturday 5–8 pm and Sunday 9 pm – 12 am a year later, where he had the chance to interview artists on his show. In February 2016, Kemp became the new face of The Capital Evening Show, weeknights 7–10 pm in addition to his Sunday show. In 2017, Kemp started hosting Capital Breakfast from 6am–10am with Vick Hope across London and Saturday 6am–9am across the Network. As a result, he left the evening show. In 2018, Sonny Jay joined Capital Breakfast full-time as a co-presenter.[citation needed] In 2016, Kemp was The X Factor UK's digital presenter and social media correspondent.[11] He also co-hosted Nick Kicks on Nicktoons. Since January 2017, he has co-presented 2Awesome on ITV2 with Vick Hope.[12] He also presented The Hot Desk on ITV2. From 2 May 2017, Kemp took over Capital FM London's breakfast show with Hope. He narrated Bromans on ITV2 in 2017, in which his father played Emperor.[13] He appeared in an episode of Len Goodman's Partners in Rhyme. He took part in a celebrity edition of First Dates for Stand Up to Cancer in November 2017.[14]

In November 2017, Kemp was the backstage reporter on Children in Need Rocks the 80s. On 1 March 2018, Kemp hosted the Global Awards alongside Rochelle Humes and Myleene Klass, and returned to present the 2019 Global Awards. On 8 April 2019, Kemp, Hope and Jay became the hosts of the new Capital National Breakfast. In May 2019, it was announced that he would play in the 2019 edition of Soccer Aid, representing the Rest of the World due to his birth in Los Angeles allowing him to be classed as American.[15] Since June 2019, Kemp has appeared in the Channel 4 reality series Celebrity Gogglebox alongside his father.[16] In 2019, Kemp was a contestant on the nineteenth series of the ITV reality series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and finished in third place.[17][18] Kemp has also presented London's New Year celebration show twice in 2017 and 2019 alongside performers Nile Rodgers, Chic and Craig David respectively.[19]

2020s

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, took his own life in August 2020.[22]

From April 2021, Kemp and his father Martin Kemp presented Martin & Roman's Weekend Best!; a spin-off of Martin & Roman's Sunday Best!.[23]

He presented the 2023 BBC documentary Boot Dreams: Now or Never, about young footballers trying to gain a professional contract.[24] Since July 2023, Kemp has co-presented the quiz show The Finish Line on BBC1 with Sarah Greene.[25]

In November 2023, Kemp presented a documentary on BBC Three, Roman Kemp: The Fight for Young Lives, exploring potential solutions for improving the mental health of young people in the UK.[26]

On 8 October 2023, It was reported that Roman Kemp is departing from Capital Breakfast as main host after seven years, due to his new career being a television presenter for BBC and ITV1. On 19 February 2024, he announced his departure and stated that he only has "six weeks" until he presents his final show on 28 March 2024. [27]

Personal life

In the documentary Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency, Kemp revealed that he came close to attempting suicide after battling with depression for 13 years.[28] In the documentary Roman Kemp: The Fight for Young Lives, Kemp further revealed that he has dealt with depression since he was 15 and has taken sertraline for 12 years.[29]

Kemp is a supporter of Arsenal F.C.[30]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Channel Role Notes
2016 The X Factor UK ITV Presenter Digital presenter and social media correspondent
2016–2017 The Hot Desk ITV2 Presenter
2016–2017 Nick Kicks Nicktoons Presenter
2017 Children in Need Rocks the 80s BBC One Presenter Backstage presenter
2017 2Awesome ITV2 Co-Presenter With Vick Hope
2017 Bromans ITV2 Narrator
2017 Celebrity First Dates Channel 4 Contestant For Stand Up to Cancer
2017, 2019 New Year's Eve Fireworks BBC One Presenter With Nile Rodgers and Chic (2017); With Craig David Band and TS5 DJ Set (2019)
2018–2020 Global Awards Capital TV Co-Presenter With Rochelle Humes and Myleene Klass (2018-2019); With Rochelle Humes and Kate Garraway (2020)
2019 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! ITV Contestant Third place
2019–present Celebrity Gogglebox Channel 4 Himself With Martin Kemp
2020 Martin & Roman's Sunday Best! ITV Co-Presenter With Martin Kemp
2020, 2022 Loose Women ITV Panellist Special "Loose Men"
2021 Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency BBC Three Himself Documentary[31]
DNA Journey ITV Himself With Martin Kemp
Martin & Roman's Weekend Best! ITV Co-Presenter With Martin Kemp
2022 Concert for Ukraine ITV, STV Co-Presenter With Marvin Humes and Emma Bunton
2022–present The One Show BBC One Co-presenter Guest co-presenter (2022-2023)
2022–present Britain Get Singing ITV Host With Alesha Dixon, Adam Lambert, Jason Manford and Will.i.am[32]
2023 BRIT Awards: Red Carpet ITV2 Co-Presenter With Maya Jama and Clara Amfo[33]
Boot Dreams: Now or Never BBC Three Presenter
2023 Capital’s Summertime Ball ITV1 Co-host with Chris Stark and Sian Welby[34]
2023–present The Finish Line BBC1 Presenter Series two commissioned[35]
2023 Roman Kemp: The Fight for Young Lives BBC Three Presenter Documentary[36]
2023 Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball ITV1 Co-host With Chris Stark and Sian Welby[37]
2024 The BRIT Awards ITV1 Host with Maya Jama and Clara Amfo

Radio

Year Title Role Notes
2014–2015 Sunday 6–9am Presenter
2015–2016 Saturday 5–8pm
2015–2017 Sunday 9am–12pm
2016–2017 The Capital Evening Show Weeknights 7–10pm
2017–2024 Capital Breakfast Weekday breakfast slot

Web

Year Title Channel Role Notes
2021 Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency BBC Three Presenter
2021 TRIC Awards ScreenHits TV

Awards and nominations

Year Group Award Work Results
2021 National Television Awards Authored Documentary Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency Nominated
TRIC Awards Radio Personality[38] Himself Won
2022 TRIC Awards Radio Personality[39] Himself Won
2023 TRIC Awards Radio Personality Himself Won

References

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