Roman Kemp has opened up about his choice to go away his Capital breakfast radio present, saying being within the studio was like reliving the “horrible” second of discovering his buddy’s demise “again and again” once more.
Kemp’s greatest buddy and producer Joe Lyons died in August 2020, and the star discovered of his demise whereas he was at work.
He went on to make a documentary about psychological well being and suicide in younger males the next 12 months.
In February, the 31-year-old introduced he was stepping down from his breakfast present position, 10 years after presenting his first programme for Capital, and hosted his ultimate present final week.
“It isn’t regular, think about a tragedy occurred in your home, you are going to need to transfer,” Kemp has now mentioned in a brand new interview with the Mirror newspaper.
“The bosses at Capital know this and I mentioned it, it is troublesome, I went by means of such a horrible second in that room, in that studio – 4 years on and I have been residing that very same day again and again, with out the terrible occasion.
“For me, I am fairly able to go, ‘okay, shut that door now, do not maintain going again residing that horrible day over once more’. That is unhappy that it clearly impacts me however it does. Day by day I stroll in there and I see Joe – that is a bizarre factor to do.
“I feel it’ll be actually good for me to maneuver on with my life. I had a possibility in my life, I can go and revel in my life for a bit and I need to get pleasure from what I’ve achieved.”
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Kemp joined Capital in 2014, when it was nonetheless a London-only station, earlier than internet hosting The Capital Night Present in 2016. He moved to Breakfast in 2017 earlier than the present launched nationwide in 2019.
The presenter, who’s the son of Spandau Ballet star Martin Kemp and Wham singer Shirlie Kemp, joined the BBC’s The One Present in 2023 and co-hosted the Brit Awards alongside Maya Jama and Clara Amfo in February.
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Kemp wiped away tears as he addressed Lyons’ demise on air in 2020, telling listeners that his buddy was “variety, caring, beloved canine… he was playful, he was foolish and that’s how we’re going to bear in mind him and that’s how we want you to recollect him”.
He added: “He is my absolute brother and I by no means thought I must be doing this on the radio.”
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