Roman Kemp

Roman Kemp (born 28 January 1993,[2] in Los Angeles), is an American-born British radio host and television personality.

In 2017, Kemp started hosting Capital Breakfast from 6 am–10 am with Vick Hope across London and Saturday 6 am–9 am across the Network.

[citation needed] In 2016, Kemp was The X Factor UK's digital presenter and social media correspondent.

In May 2019, it was announced that he would play in the 2019 edition of Soccer Aid, representing the Rest of the World due to his birth in Los Angeles allowing him to be classed as American.

[15] Since June 2019, Kemp has appeared in the Channel 4 reality series Celebrity Gogglebox alongside his father.

[17][18] Kemp has also presented London's New Year celebration show twice in 2017 and 2019 alongside performers Nile Rodgers, Chic and Craig David respectively.

[26] On 8 October 2023, it was reported that Kemp would be departing from Capital Breakfast as main host after seven years, due to his new career being a television presenter for BBC and ITV1.

[27] After leaving, he explained that it was to avoid reliving the day in 2020 when, in the middle of his radio show, he found out about Joe Lyons' death.

[28] On 2 March 2024, he hosted the annual BRIT Awards alongside Maya Jama and Clara Amfo.

Kemp in 2019