Roman Kemp praised for honesty as he shares candid health update
12.09.2023 - 17:25
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Roman Kemp has been praised for his honesty after giving a candid update about his health. The Capital FM DJ appeared on podcast The News Agents and spoke to journalist Emily Maitlis about the need for young people to be equipped to manage their mental wellbeing.
Martin Kemp's son, who was recently announced as a permanent presenter on The One Show with co-host Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas, has been open about his struggle with depression after the death of his close friend and Capital FM producer Joe Lyons.
The Capital FM DJ, 30, who has hosted his own breakfast show since 2017, lost his colleague to suicide in August 2020, aged 31. In 2021, Roman then presented a BBC Three documentary exploring the mental health crisis facing young men and revealed he had considered taking his own life after battling depression for more than a decade.
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Roman, who finished in third place on the 19th series of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here in 2019, also recently issued a plea to the Government to improve mental health support for young people. He detailed that he began suffering with depression aged just 15.
Speaking to Maitlis, he said: "It's such a difficult area for me to talk from because I am the definition of silver spoon, the definition of privileged. I had every hug that a son could get from their mum and dad.
"My parents are still together. I went to private schools.
"I got every present, everything I ever wanted. And yet there I was in a position where I felt like it's pointless me being here.
"I didn't want to be here anymore. And it wasn't for me. Life wasn't really for me."
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