Roman Kemp: life as an A-list radio presenter, from cleaning toilets to celeb parents

Hello darlings, this week's fabulous Straight Up guest is the radio presenter and DJ Roman Kemp, who has just released a memoir, Are You Really Ok?, and who opened up to us about everything from his lifelong struggle with mental health and losing his best friend to suicide, to his surreal celebrity upbringing as son to Martin Kemp (Spandeau Ballet) and Shirlie Kemp (Wham!).

It's a very inspiring chat that also peels back the layers of one of the UK's most famous faces, with Roman admitting that he actually hates attention so much he can't even stand friends singing him Happy Birthday. Plus, Roman talks about his difficult years spent in the fashion industry, and reveals what it's really like to work in radio, from disaster interviews to dealing with trolling.

Oh, and his extraordinary Harry Styles impression is NOT to be missed!

Enjoy!

Get Roman's book Are You Really Ok? here and follow him on IG at @romankemp

A huge thank you also to our partners for this episode:

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