{"id":608746,"date":"2025-12-03T03:39:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/608746\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T03:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:39:18","slug":"roman-kemps-heartbreaking-claim-about-im-a-celeb-dad-martin-saying-its-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/608746\/","title":{"rendered":"Roman Kemp&#8217;s heartbreaking claim about I&#8217;m A Celeb dad Martin saying &#8216;it&#8217;s the truth&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Martin Kemp&#8217;s son has posted about his time on I&#8217;m A Celeb &#8211; but said he&#8217;s not getting the airtime he deserves<\/p>\n<p>22:39, 02 Dec 2025Updated 22:39, 02 Dec 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1764733156_303_0_Im-a-Celebrity-Get-Me-Out-of-Here-TV-show-Series-25-Show-13-Australia-28-Nov-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Roman Kemp makes a dig at I'm A Celeb over dad Martin's lack of screen time\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Roman Kemp makes a dig at I&#8217;m A Celeb over dad Martin&#8217;s lack of screen time(Image: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/roman-kemp\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Roman Kemp<\/a> said his dad Martin &#8220;doesn&#8217;t have mates&#8221; meaning his days on I&#8217;m A Celeb will mean the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">world<\/a> to him. After tonight&#8217;s episode when the camp were granted a night out in the Jungle Arms, he wrote: &#8220;One thing I have noticed is my dad keeps saying &#8216;my new friends&#8217;. He genuinely doesn\u2019t have mates so he means it, he\u2019ll really be chuffed. Again not being mean, that\u2019s the truth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">He also appeared to take a swipe at<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> I&#8217;m A Celeb <\/a>over his father&#8217;s little time on screen. Martin Kemp is one of this year&#8217;s campmates but many have been wondering where he is, as he has not been seen much on the show. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/martin-kemp\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Martin<\/a> was one of the original line up to head out to the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/breaking-im-celeb-favourite-fourth-36342368\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Jungle<\/a> this year, six years after his son Roman went on the show. But in the weeks he has been in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/Australia\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia<\/a>, Martin has barely made an appearance on camera.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/money\/shopping-deals\/lindt-huge-box-black-friday-36323195\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36323195\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lindt shoppers can get huge 40-piece chocolate gift box for less than \u00a330 in Black Friday deal<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/im-celeb-fans-say-angry-36342418\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36342418\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I&#8217;m A Celeb fans say Angry Ginge&#8217;s &#8216;mask has slipped&#8217; as star &#8216;struggles&#8217;<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_ITV-Palooza-2021-Arrivals.jpg\" alt=\"Martin and Roman Kemp are father and son\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Martin and Roman Kemp are father and son(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Fans have been calling for the Spandau Ballet musician to have a bigger part on the show. One wrote: &#8220;Martin gets 0 airtime, someone make him do a trial or smth pls, atp do camp even know he\u2019s still in there #imaceleb.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Another added: &#8220;Please show more of Martin, imagine the stories he could be telling about the 80&#8217;s, his Spandau Ballet days &amp; not being shown.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Even his own son seemed peeved that his father did not get much screen time, as when Martin finally had a conversation with someone in the camp, he posted to X in excitement. Martin was talking to his campmates about having a twiglet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">The radio host posted a video of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/declan-donnelly\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Declan Donnelly<\/a>, one of the show&#8217;s hosts, walking down the rope bridge and cheering as sparklers went off behind him. Over the top, Roman wrote: &#8220;My dad had an actual conversation on camera!!! #ImACelebrity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Fans of the show continued to get annoyed with campmate Lisa Riley though, as Lisa seemed to be hogging the spotlight from Martin. As the camp partied in The Jungle Arms, they started karaoke, and while other musicians, such as Aitch, were able to get time to themselves to sing their own songs, Martin&#8217;s moment had to be shared.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_Im-a-Celebrity-Get-Me-Out-of-Here-TV-show-Series-26-Show-16-Australia-01-Dec-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Martin hasn't had much time on screen\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Martin hasn&#8217;t had much time on screen(Image: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">As Gold by Spandau Ballet played, Lisa was the one to hold the microphone and do most of the singing. One fan wrote: &#8220;Lisa you\u2019ve just sang your own song let Martin sing his own song thanks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Another added: &#8220;Poor Martin was just trying to sing his own song but couldn\u2019t get the mic off Lisa.&#8221; A third said: &#8220;Poor Martin couldn&#8217;t even get airtime on his own bloody song lmao.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Some were worried his short air time would mean he would be the next to leave, after Vogue Williams, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/eddie-kadi\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Eddie Kadi<\/a> and Alex Scott. 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