Roman Kemp

Roman Kemp
Kemp in 2024
Born (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 (age 31)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
EducationBerkhamsted School
Occupations
  • Radio presenter
  • television presenter
  • television personality
Years active2014–present
Employers
Parents
RelativesGary Kemp (uncle)

Roman Kemp (born 28 January 1993)[2][1] is an American-born British radio host and television personality. From 2017 to 2024, he presented the national radio network Capital FM breakfast show. Kemp 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 6 am–10 am with Vick Hope across London and Saturday 6 am–9 am 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]

Kemp in 2019

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 Kemp would be 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 that he would present his final show on 28 March 2024.[27] After leaving, he explained that it was to avoid reliving the day in 2020 when, in the middle of his radio show, he found out about Joe Lyons' death.[28]

On 2 March 2024, he hosted the annual BRIT Awards alongside Maya Jama and Clara Amfo. [29]

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.[30] 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.[31]

Kemp is a supporter of Arsenal F.C.[32]

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
Nick Kicks Nicktoons Presenter
2017 Children in Need Rocks the 80s BBC One Presenter Backstage presenter
2Awesome ITV2 Co-Presenter With Vick Hope
Bromans ITV2 Narrator
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[33]
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)
2022–2023 Britain Get Singing ITV Host With Alesha Dixon, Adam Lambert, Jason Manford and Will.i.am[34]
2023 BRIT Awards: Red Carpet ITV2 Co-Presenter With Maya Jama and Clara Amfo[35]
Boot Dreams: Now or Never BBC Three Presenter
Capital’s Summertime Ball ITV1 Co-host with Chris Stark and Sian Welby[36]
Roman Kemp: The Fight for Young Lives BBC Three Presenter Documentary[37]
Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball ITV1 Co-host With Chris Stark and Sian Welby[38]
2023–present The Finish Line BBC1 Presenter Series two commissioned[39]
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 5–8 pm
2015–2017 Sunday 9am–12 pm
2016–2017 The Capital Evening Show Weeknights 7–10 pm
2017–2024 Capital Breakfast Weekday breakfast slot

Web

Year Title Channel Role Notes
2021 Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency BBC Three Presenter
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[40] Himself Won
2022 TRIC Awards Radio Personality[41] Himself Won
2023 TRIC Awards Radio Personality Himself Won

References

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  12. ^ "Roman Kemp and Vick Hope to host 2Awesome on ITV2".
  13. ^ Fane Saunders, Tristram (14 September 2017). "Bromans makes Love Island look sophisticated – episode 1 recap". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  14. ^ Ryan, Keeley (4 November 2017). "This could be the most awkward moment on First Dates yet". Her.ie. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  15. ^ CAPITAL’S ROMAN KEMP SIGNS UP FOR SOCCER AID FOR UNICEF 2019 UNICEF UK. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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  24. ^ "Boot Dreams: Now or Never – meet the players, presenter Roman Kemp and head coach Gifton Noel-Williams". www.bbc.co.uk.
  25. ^ "The Finish Line - Roman Kemp and Sarah Greene tease "nail-biting, hilarious and actually tear-jerking" quiz show". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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  27. ^ "Roman Kemp Announces Capital Breakfast Departure". 8 February 2024.
  28. ^ Youngs, Ian (2 April 2024). "Roman Kemp: I was reliving tragedy of Capital Radio producer's death every day". BBC News. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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  38. ^ "Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2023". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  39. ^ "Roman Kemp and Sarah Greene return to Northern Ireland for series two of BBC One quiz show The Finish Line". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  40. ^ "TRIC Awards 2021 explained - and the winners, from Piers Morgan and Kate Garraway". www.nationalworld.com. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  41. ^ "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.