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4 June 2021, 17:06 | Updated: 2 March 2024, 16:13
Who is Roman Kemp? When did he start hosting Capital Breakfast? Here’s everything you need to know...
Roman Kemp is a 31-year-old TV and radio presenter, who hosts Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp, Chris Stark and Sian Welby – a role he’s standing down from at the end of March after seven years. Jordan North will host The All New Capital Breakfast Show from April 2024.
He wakes up millions of listeners across the UK every week and can be heard weekday mornings from 6-10am and you’ll spot him on your TV on Saturday night when he hosts The BRIT Awards 2024.
Alongside his work at Capital, Roman is known for appearing on Celebrity Gogglebox alongside his dad Martin Kemp and for finishing as a runner-up in 2019's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
Roman has been a Capital presenter since 2014. Before presenting the flagship Capital Breakfast show with Chris Stark and Sian Welby, he hosted The Capital Evening Show for a number of years.
Here’s everything you need to know about Capital Breakfast's Roman Kemp…
Who is Roman Kemp and how old is he?
Roman is 31 years old. He was born on 28th January 1993.
He's best known as the host of Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp, Chris Stark and Sian Welby, weekday mornings from 6am on Capital.
However, he's also appeared on a load of TV shows, including the 2019 series of I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! More recently, Roman has hosted documentaries on the importance of children and teens’ mental health; Our Silent Emergency in 2021 and The Fight for Young Lives in 2023.
He also fronted Britain Get Singing series one in December 2023, alongside Jonathan Ross, Adam Lambert, Alesha Dixon and will.i.am.
You might have seen Roman playing football for Soccer Aid, presenting game show The Finish Line or hosting Capital’s Summertime Ball and Jingle Bell Ball.
Something you might not know about Roman is he actually has a rather unusual phobia: "I have got a strange fear of cotton wool.. It’s the texture and sound of it. I can’t even talk about it without getting scared and I definitely can’t touch it!"
Is Roman Kemp's dad Martin Kemp?
Roman is the son of Spandau Ballet’s Martin Kemp and Shirlie Kemp, who was one half of pop duo Pepsi and Shirlie that appeared alongside George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in Wham!
Roman and Martin have appeared on TV many times together, including sitting on the Celebrity Gogglebox sofa and hosting their own Sunday morning show on ITV - Martin & Roman's Sunday Best! which aired in 2020.
The radio host also has a sister, Harley Moon, who's a photographer, songwriter and film maker.
How long has Roman been on Capital?
Roman started working with Capital in 2014, landing the flagship Breakfast show job in 2017 after beginning his career on the station by hosting weekend mornings and later The Capital Evening Show.
Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp is loved by millions across the UK for its huge celebrity interviews and over the years Roman has chatted to the likes of Harry Styles, Kevin Hart, Niall Horan, Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber to name a few.
At the end of March he'll step down to explore other projects, leaving Capital after over 10 years. He'll be handing over the baton to Jordan North, who joins us in April.
What nationality is Roman Kemp?
If you've been watching Soccer Aid over the years, you might be confused why Roman plays for the Rest of the World team. That's because Roman was actually born in Los Angeles in America and so has dual citizenship in the US and the UK.
What is Roman Kemp's Instagram?
Roman's Instagram is @romankemp, you can follow him here.
Does Roman Kemp have a girlfriend?
Roman currently has a partner, although they keep their relationship understandably out of the spotlight.
Does Roman Kemp have tattoos?
Roman has an array of tattoos, including an anchor and a large eagle across his torso, but he also has some tattoos thanks to his celebrity pals Ed Sheeran and Niall Horan. In 2017, Ed Sheeran badly tattooed "Ed woz ‘ere 2k7" on Roman's leg live on air for Global's charity Make Some Noise.
In 2019, One Direction singer Niall tattooed "Nice to melt ya" on Roman's foot as he attempted to write the name of his new single, 'Nice To Meet Ya'. Niall generously donated £5000 to Make Some Noise afterwards!
Roman also has a tattoo in honour of his best friend Joe Lyons, the producer of Capital Breakfast who sadly died in August 2020. The tattoo of a dove on Roman's leg is the same tattoo, in the same place as Joe's.
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