Spandau Ballet star Martin Kemp is the proud father to daughter Harley and son Roman, who has gone into a career in showbiz
Martin Kemp recalled old family memories in an interview (Image: Getty)
Martin Kemp was left in tears over an emotional realisation about his son, Roman. Speaking exclusively with The Mirror, the Spandau Ballet singer confessed that looking through old family memories makes him “tear up.” He is the proud parent of two children: Harley and Roman, with his son following in his parents’ footsteps into a career in showbiz. Martin married Shirlie, who shot to fame in the 1980s as a backing singer for Wham! in 1988. Speaking about his children growing up, he recalled his family memories and said he has plenty of old clips of his kids when they were learning how to walk.
“My kids are now in their thirties, but I’ve got footage of them taking their first steps, and it’s mind-boggling when I watch it back,” he remembered.
Roman Kemp has now followed his parents’ footsteps into showbiz (Image: Getty)
“We had a load of old tapes of the kids, and a few Christmases ago, Shirlie bought me a camera that can play them all. I hadn’t seen these tapes in years, so I was watching them back through this little lens on the camera with my eye up against it, crying my eyes out!”
He added: “It brought back so many of the beautiful memories. That’s the power of capturing these moments. It’s something that we mustn’t take for granted. The older you get, the further away you get from memories like that, and you want to bring them closer. You don’t realise how important they are until you’re older.”
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In other news, Roman previously admitted he struggles to keep fans updated with his life events on social media platforms because he wants to maintain his privacy, as well as protect his family and friends.
In May, he told the singer Tom Grennan on their You About? podcast: “I’m terrified of doing it because I just think that you’re letting everyone in. I struggle with it because I want people to know me. I’m not horrible, but I also want my private life.
“It’s also for the protection of other people. I think you wouldn’t mind having your life on it but if there are people who are in your life, who aren’t in the public eye, it’s more for them.
“I also don’t want to be sat there thinking, ‘This would be a great Instagram picture.’ I don’t want to live my life like that.”
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