Roman Kemp warns this year’s I’m A Celebrity will be toughest series yet
EXCLUSIVE: The Capital presenter spent weeks living in the Australian jungle last year – but reckons the 2020 celebs will struggle with life in a castle
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Roman Kemp has issued a stark warning to this year’s I’m A Celebrity stars – it’s going to be the toughest series yet!
The Capital presenter finished in third place when he took on the ITV show last year in the Australian jungle.
But now that the coronavirus pandemic has seen the 2020 series relocate to a spooky castle in the UK, Roman reckons it’s going to be tougher than ever.
During an exclusive chat with Mirror Online, the 27-year-old, who is taking a break from his radio show following the tragic death of his friend and co-worker Joe Lyons, 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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