Martin Kemp’s son, Roman, has opened up about the Princess of Wales’ surprising friendship with his famous family after the future Queen visited the I’m A Celebrity star’s home
Martin Kemp’s son, Roman, has opened up about the Princess of Wales’ surprising friendship with his famous family (Image: instagram)
I’m A Celebrity star Martin Kemp’s son, Roman, has revealed the surprising gift Kate Middleton was given after visiting his famous family. The future Queen of England met the Spandau Ballet star, 64, and his wife, Shirlie, after getting in touch with Roman to talk about a mental health project he’d been fronting.
After a Zoom call with The One Show host, 32, who finished third on I’m A Celebrity in 2019, it was decided that Kate would go to Martin and Shirlie’s house to film with Roman – much to the delight of his parents.
Upon arrival, the former Capital FM host revealed the Princess of Wales was quick to offer to take off her shoes and was later gifted some of the Kemp family’s scrumptious homemade apple juice, which apparently went down a storm with Prince George.
Roman Kemp said he was stunned to see the Princess of Wales ‘in her socks’(Image: PA)
Discussing the day with The Sun on Saturday, Roman said: “So my mum raced out and got a load of nice things in, and suddenly the future Queen is having tea and biscuits with her and my dad!’
“I remember when she arrived she could see everyone else had taken their shoes off so she offered to take hers off. It was surreal, somehow you never expect to see a member of the Royal Family in their socks!’
Roman went on to say that Martin and Shirlie gave Kate a bottle of their apple juice they make in their back garden and weeks later the Princess wrote them a thank you letter, adding that the future heir to the throne, Prince George, was asking for more.
Martin is currently Down Under on I’m A Celebrity(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)
Martin became a household name in the 1980s with Spandau Ballet before going on to star in The Krays and EastEnders. The musician and actor now appears to be enjoying life Down Under surprised his campmates on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! earlier this week when he revealed he had been in the running to be 007.
“I was up for James Bond, I met Barbara Broccoli,” he told his co-stars around the campfire.
“Did that in my youth,” Martin continued, leaving everyone gobsmacked after recalling his run-in with the famous 007 film producer.
Away from the silver screen, the dad-of-two has been married to his beloved Shirlie, who also found fame in the eighties with Pepsi and Shirlie, since 1988.
The couple share two children, Roman and Harley Moon Kemp. The two siblings are now featured in the latest series of Celebrity Race Across The World.
In a recent episode, Roman bravely opens up about his mental health as he continue to raise awareness for anyone struggling.
