Martin Kemp’s secret friendship with the Princess of Wales – and the surprising gift he gave her when she visited his house (and took off her shoes at the door)
Martin Kemp’s secret friendship with the Princess of Wales and the surprise gift he gave her have been revealed.
The I’m A Celebrity star, 64, and his wife Shirlie Holliman, 63, welcomed the Princess of Wales into their home, and it was all thanks to their son Roman.
Roman revealed that the Princess of Wales had contacted him to arrange a meeting about a mental health project she was running.
After a Zoom call with Kate, he wanted to come to her house to shoot the project, but Kate suggested they go to their parents instead.
When Kate arrived, Roman said he immediately offered to take off her shoes, and as he left, the Kemps gifted him some of their home-grown apple juice.
discussing the day Sun On Saturday Roman said: ‘Mum rushed out and bought loads of nice things and suddenly the future Queen was having tea and biscuits with her and Dad!’
Martin Kemp’s secret friendship with the Princess of Wales and the surprise gift he gave her is revealed (Seen on I’m A Celeb)
Roman Kemp revealed the Princess of Wales contacted him to arrange a meeting about a mental health project she was running (Roman, Shirlie, Martin and Harley Moon Kemp are pictured with Kate)
‘I remember when he arrived he saw everyone taking off their shoes and offered to take his own off.
‘It was surreal, somehow you never expect to see a member of the Royal Family in their socks!’
He revealed that Martin and Shirlie gifted Kate a bottle of the apple juice they had squeezed in their backyard, and weeks later the Princess wrote them a thank-you letter and Prince George asked for more.
Kate also sent Roman a note in which she admitted that she had hung it on the wall of her home.
Martin, who is currently in the I’m A Celebrity jungle in Australia, left his campmates and viewers speechless on Monday after announcing he had lost the role of James Bond to Pierce Brosnan.
He auctioned off the iconic role, declaring to fans at home that he would make the “sexiest” 007 ever.
Martin, who is no stranger to the big screen and starred with his brother Gary in the 1990 film The Krays and also played Steve Owen in EastEnders, said: ‘I was ready for James Bond, I met Barbara Broccoli. ‘I did this when I was young’.
Kelly Brook later said in the Bush Telegraph: ‘He would make a great Bond, he’s got beautiful blue eyes, he’s so tall, he’s got charisma!’
After a Zoom call with Kate, he wanted to come to her house to shoot the project, but Kate suggested going to his parents, Martin Kemp and Shirlie Holliman, instead.
Martin, who is currently in the I’m A Celebrity jungle in Australia, left his campmates and viewers speechless on Monday after announcing he had lost the role of James Bond to Pierce Brosnan.
Taking to X stunned fans gushed: ‘Martin Kemp would be the sexiest James Bond. If so, I might have finally watched my first James Bond movie’;
‘Martin Kemp would make a good Bond. ‘I will fight to the death to get to this point’;
‘Martin Kemp would make a top-notch Bond.’
Pierce was cast as 007 in the 1995 film GoldenEye and appeared in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002) before being replaced by Daniel Craig.
Coming after Shona McGarty He found himself in a strange faith Martin In the episode aired on Friday night I’m a Celebrity.
The EastEnders actor accompanied Spandau Ballet star Jack Osbourne and Alex Scott to the Dreaded Dunnies Trial; These two sat next to each other in disgusting toilets with the creatures falling down as they secured the stars.
The celebrities each had to grab a tool from inside their buffalos to begin unscrewing the stars from the holder.
But each star could only be unlocked with one of the four tools offered, so celebrities had to move the stars to the next person if they couldn’t unlock them.
And as Shona told Martin about the size of his ‘tool’, she found herself asking a rather awkward question: ‘Martin, do you have a small one?’ he asked, ‘I’m sorry! It’s a sincere question.’
Martin replied with a laugh: ‘Mine is a little bigger!’
After the group received 12 stars, Shona took the joke further: “Martin, you had a big dick, didn’t you?” he quipped and added: “Yes it is, wait I didn’t mean it that way.”
