Kemp is the son of
Martin Kemp and Shirlie Holliman. His mother was a backing vocalist for the 1980s duo Wham! and a member of
Pepsi & Shirlie, whilst his
father is mainly known for being in the band Spandau Ballet and was also an actor in the soap opera EastEnders and a footballer for Melchester Rovers in comic strip Roy of the Rovers. He is the youngest of two children, having an older sister, Harley Moon. Singer George
Michael was his godfather.
Kemp currently presents the Trending Live! on 4Music.2 In
2016 Kemp joined The X Factor UK as the digital presenter and social media correspondent.3 He also co-hosts Nick Kicks on Nicktoons, the sister channel from
Nickelodeon UK.
Since January 2017, he has co-presented 2Awesome on ITV2 with Vick Hope.4 He also presented The Hot Desk on ITV2. From 2 May 2017,
Roman Kemp took over Capital FM London's breakfast show with Vick Hope. He narrated Bromans on ITV2 in 2017, in which his father played Emperor.5 He appeared in an episode of Len Goodman's Partners in Rhyme. He took part in a celebrity edition of First Dates Stand Up to Cancer in November 2017.
In November 2017, he was the backstage reporter on Children in Need Rocks the 80s.
