Roman was born to Martin Kemp and Shirlie Holliman hinting at the stardom he would one day reach. His mother was a backing vocalist for Wham! and a member of the duo Pepsi & Shirlie. His father, Martin is well-known for his work in the band Spandau Ballet and on television in the soap opera EastEnders. With such illustrious parents, Roman was always set for show business - first finding his feet on Capital FM. As a young DJ, he was given the early morning Sunday spot before being moved to more prime time spots of Saturday 5PM-8PM and late Sunday mornings. With these time slots, he could incorporate celebrity interviews and develop his radio persona.
He famously interviewed Ed Sheeran and even got a tattoo from the international pop star. Sheeran tattooed: ‘Ed woz ere 2k7’ on Roman’s shin much to the enjoyment of Sheeran and listeners alike. He is also close to some of the world’s biggest celebrities and has been spotted in selfies with the likes of Justin Bieber, James Rodriguez, and Will Ferrell. At 24 years of age, Roman was a talented DJ and held the honour of the face of The Capital Evening Show in addition to his weekend work. 2017 saw him move to the primetime slot, The Capital Breakfast, running Monday to Friday 6AM-10AM alongside Vick Hope. Roman expanded into television with a host of presenting and narrating gigs.
He was the digital presenter and social media correspondent for The X Factor UK in 2016 showing his appeal to online audiences. On terrestrial television, Roman co-hosted Nicktoons as well as ITV2’s 2Awesome and The Hot Desk. The former saw him reunited with his radio co-host Vick Hope.
His work for ITV2 also includes narration for the reality television program Bromans. As himself, Roman has appeared in celebrity versions of popular formats including an episode of First Dates for Stand Up to Cancer. Available through the Champions Music &a Entertainment agency, he is an exciting, young prospect with bags of potential and charisma to spare. A rising talent and gifted DJ there is no time like the present to book this celebrity for your next corporate event, music festival, or public broadcast.
