Roman Kemp reveals his dad Martin persuaded him to KEEP his dodgy Ed Sheeran tattoo… as he admits ‘hating it’ at first
The radio host was inked live on his evening show by the Shape of You singer
CAPITAL Breakfast Show host Roman Kemp revealed it was his dad Martin who convinced him not to get his dodgy Ed Sheeran tattoo removed.
The 24-year-old bravely had his leg inked by the musician live on his evening radio show, however, the finished product wasn't quite what he expected.
The Galway Girl singer wrote "Ed woz ere 2k7" in a wonky font leaving Roman stunned.
Speaking to The Sun Online, he explained: "The Ed thing was quite a natural thing, to be totally honest. It was more like Ed's got a s**t load of tattoos, he's tattooed Harry (Styles) before, let's do it.
"When I first got it done I hated it for the first week. I actually got a text from my boss saying don't worry we'll cover the cost to get it lasered off. I was like 'nah, it's fine'.
"I told my dad and he was like, 'shut up, it's amazing. Keep it'."
The star began hosting the breakfast show last week, following on from previous hosts Dave Berry, Lilah Parsons and George Shelley.
He's already attracted some of the biggest names in pop with Harry Styles joining him in the studio and
Katy Perry confirming she'll play a special intimate gig at London's The Water Rats to celebrate his new show.
"It's been amazing, it's been an honour," said Roman. "It's weird for me because my first experience of radio was listening to Capital with Chris Tarrant on the way to school with my mum.
"I wanted to bring what we were already trying to achieve (with the evening show). My producer is my best mate, he's come with me and with the current breakfast team it's like creating a supergroup.
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"It's almost like going the next year up at school. It's like you're with all your mates still doing the same stuff but its just a bit harder, you've got more responsibility."
The presenter has managed to hit it off with huge global names in his three years at the station, something he puts down to striking the right balance in his interviews.
He said: "I've managed to create nice relationships with all of these names. Sometimes people just straight up lick someone's a**e, being so overbearingly 'you're amazing, you're amazing'. At the same time, there are people that counteract that and try and play it cool.
"It's getting that balance right, paying them so much respect but speaking to them as if they're a normal person. If you have differing views, bring them up. My whole thing is making the artist comfortable. I don't want a gossip story."
Roman announced the full line up for the station's Summertime Ball this morning, which sees the spectacle return to Wembley Stadium on Saturday, June 10.
With the likes of Little Mix, Rag'N'Bone Man, Sean Paul, Stormzy and Zara Larsson on the bill it's sure to be one big party.
Speaking of the event, he said: "There's people all around the country to see the Summertime Ball and this is the biggest day of their year. It's one of my favourite days. It'll be special."
He's also been lined up to present Virgin TV's Must-see Moment award alongside Caitlin Moran at Sunday's BAFTA ceremony.
The only category decided by the public vote, the must-see moments comprise of Game of Thrones: Battle of the Bastards; The Late Late Show: Carpool Karaoke Michelle Obama; Line of Duty: Urgent Exit Required; Planet Earth II: Snakes vs Iguana Chase; Strictly Come Dancing: Ed Balls’ Gangnam Style; and Who Do You Think You Are: Danny Dyer’s Origins.
Vote now for Virgin TV’s Must-See Moment at virginmedia.com/bafta
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