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16 Facts About Roman Kemp

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Roman Kemp is the son of actor and musician Martin Kemp and singer Shirlie Holliman.

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In 2016, Roman Kemp was The X Factor UK's digital presenter and social media correspondent.

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From 2 May 2017, Roman Kemp took over Capital FM London's breakfast show with Hope.

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Roman Kemp narrated Bromans on ITV2 in 2017, in which his father played Emperor.

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Roman Kemp appeared in an episode of Len Goodman's Partners in Rhyme.

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Roman Kemp took part in a celebrity edition of First Dates for Stand Up to Cancer in November 2017.

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In November 2017, Roman Kemp was the backstage reporter on Children in Need Rocks the 80s.

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On 1 March 2018, Roman Kemp hosted the Global Awards alongside Rochelle Humes and Myleene Klass, and returned to present the 2019 Global Awards.

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Since June 2019, Roman Kemp has appeared in the Channel 4 reality series Celebrity Gogglebox alongside his father.

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In 2019, Roman Kemp was a contestant on the nineteenth series of the ITV reality series I'm a Celebrity.

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Roman Kemp has presented London's New Year celebration show twice in 2017 and 2019 alongside performers Nile Rodgers, Chic and Craig David respectively.

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On 19 November 2020, Roman 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.

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Roman Kemp presented the 2023 BBC documentary Boot Dreams: Now or Never, about young footballers trying to gain a professional contract.

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Since July 2023, Roman Kemp has co-presented the quiz show The Finish Line on BBC1 with Sarah Greene.

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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.

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On 8 October 2023, it was reported that Roman 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.