Roman Kemp jokes he got a raw deal by staying in I'm A Celeb camp until last day
EXCLUSIVE: The Capital DJ came third when he took part in I'm A Celebrity last year, and says it wasn't as good a deal as some of the others got
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Roman Kemp joked that he got a bit of a raw deal when he appeared on I'm A Celebrity last year.
The Capital DJ came third on the ITV show, finishing behind winner Jacqueline Jossa and runner up Andy Whyment.
And the cheeky 27-year-old said the people who went out much earlier than him definitely got a better deal when it came to the luxury Palazzo Versace Hotel that stars get to stay in when they've been kicked out of the Australian jungle.
During an exclusive chat with Mirror Online, Roman told us: "I was in that hotel for just a short amount of time before my plane journey back - I was on the plane back longer.
"There's some people that benefit and some that don't and the first people to come out definitely benefit.
"Cliff Parisi - he'd racked up everybody else's bills by the time I got there."
Roman also said that this year's series will be the toughest yet, with the coronavirus pandemic seeing the show relocate to a castle in Wales.
He said: "I think it'll definitely be the hardest one ever for the celebs.
"I definitely think the sun aids massively in your positivity when you're in those scenarios, and then I couldn't even imagine me being happy in that scenario, but it'll make for superb telly.
"Ant and Dec and the whole team who make that show are incredible, so you know it'll still be the best show out there, but I just know for the celebrities in there it will be hell."
Roman was chatting as he spoke about his work with the Alternative Careers Guide from Samsung.
The star has filmed an online mini-series that delves into the many different careers that are available to school and college leavers.
And it couldn't have come at a better time, given that many A-level students have missed out on university places thanks to the shambolic downgrading scandal.
Results were calculated after coronavirus saw exams cancelled, and many students had been handed lower grades that they were expecting.
But Roman, who is the son of Spandau Ballet star Martin Kemp and Wham! singer Shirlie Holliman, says there are still plenty of opportunities out there.
He said: "I know a lot of people have been downgraded, which I think is so unfair and so unecessary.
"There's already so much stress on kids. They've crammed so much revision in.
"That's why I wanted to get involved in the Alternative Careers Guide, because for me it was never really an option to do something academic.
"I'm not an academic guy, I like to think I am, I've got good general knowledge and good common sense, but in terms of actual academics, I'm no good.
"I'm awful in test situations and it always used to affect my grades and that in turn affects what you're told you can do in life."
He added: "I've worked with these guys before and they do a great job in getting something across to someone in a clear and concise way, but also in a fun way.
"Knowing that you could become a drone operator is pretty cool, I thought.
"I think it can be really tough for people and it can get quite like a horse on a race course, just looking forward and thinking 'this' is what a stable job is.
"We have these ideas of what a stable job is but I would always try to say to someone, 'turn your hobby into your job'.
"That's what we're trying to do, let people know what jobs are out there and the new jobs available to them as well."
Roman said the programme is all about showing young people that more jobs are out there than they think.
He went on: "You want people, when they finish school and their exams, to be excited about their prospects and what we're trying to do here is make people excited about other things rather than thinking they need to earn a degree in finance or become a lawyer or a doctor, there are so many different things now on this planet that we can do.
"There'll be so many jobs that I guarantee tie in with one of your hobbies and it's all about opportunities and it's showing people that there are more opportunities that you think.
"I've made a series of videos that will show different careers and routes that people can go down, and highlighting people who have done exactly that at young ages, for instance a girl who has set up a career in operating drones.
"It's a job that when I was at school you would never have known about, and it sounds like the coolest job ever.
"People might think they can't do something like that, but they can. There are loads of things that are out there."
"This mini series is to shine a light on those people who have done it and can prove it's possible."
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