Roman Kemp breaks down in tears as he admits to father Martin that he worries people think he’s using his friend Joe Lyons’ suicide to ‘make himself more famous’

This is the emotional moment Roman Kemp broke down in tears during a conversation with his famous father Martin in his new BBC Three documentary.

The Capital Radio DJ, 30, whose parents are Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet and former Wham! backing singer Shirlie Holliman traveled to his family’s home in Hertfordshire while filming Roman Kemp: The Fight for Young Lives.

“There’s just a lot going on right now and I feel like I need to clear my head a little bit. When that happens, I usually just go home and talk to my mom and dad,” he explained.

Cameras followed Roman as he discussed with his father his concerns about people thinking he was using the suicide of his late friend Joe Lyons to “make himself more famous.”

Since making the 2021 BBC Three documentary Our Silent Emergency, in which Roman confronted his grief after learning on-air that his close friend Joe had taken his own life, he has become something of a poster boy for suicidal young people.

In a scene from Roman’s latest documentary, which airs today, Martin asks his son, “So what’s going on, Ro, what’s happening?” as the two garden together.

‘Nothing, I think I’m at that point now where if I’m in the pub or something and something, you know, and someone talks to me about suicide and stuff like that, there’s a part of me where I’ve like, “I don’t want to do this anymore.”

“But I did that to myself by making it public,” Roman explained.

His father replies: ‘You brought it on yourself, but you are doing something incredible. You save people’s lives by talking about it, Ro, so you shouldn’t doubt that.’

Roman then admits one of his fears and says: IIt’s so hard to explain because it’s like… what’s really hard and what I worry about a lot is just that I feel like…

“Do you feel like you’re using Joe to make you more famous?” And to move your life forward?’, his father asks.

“Yes, but it’s not, but I constantly try to feel like I have to prove that,” the presenter admits.

“It’s not that at all,” Martin is quick to emphasize. “You know, when people come up to me on the street and say, ‘We’re so grateful for what Roman is doing. Because my son or my daughter is struggling with their mental health.”

Much loved: Roman’s best friend Joe, who was a beloved producer at Global radio for nine years, died by suicide in August 2020

The Capital Radio DJ, 30, whose parents are Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet and former Wham! backing singer Shirlie Holliman traveled to his family’s home in Hertfordshire while filming Roman Kemp: The Fight for Young Lives. In the photo, Roman shares a hug with his father

Cameras followed Roman as he discussed with his father his concerns about people thinking he was using the suicide of his late friend Joe Lyons to “make himself more famous”

‘I can’t tell you how proud me and mom are. And I understand how difficult it is for you.’

‘That’s what I say. You hear people say that… but then I feel terrible’, a tearful Roman candidly admits. ‘Because I feel like he’s dead. I feel like I have to go home and when I speak to him I feel like I have to apologize.”

Viewers then see his father give him a hug and the two share an embrace as Martin says, “I promise Joe would be more than happy if he knew what you do.”

The documentary follows Roman as he delves into schools, youth centers and treatment facilities across the country, meeting experts and charities and visiting the Houses of Parliament to try to understand the possible solutions for improving the mental health of young people in Britain . Today.

Roman was diagnosed with depression at the age of 15 and has struggled with his mental health ever since. In Our Silent Emergency, Roman revealed that he had contemplated suicide in 2019 and was helped by his mother who rushed to his side.

Roman’s best friend Joe Lyons, who was a beloved producer at Global Radio for nine years, died suddenly in August 2020.

Martin Kemp, Shirlie Kemp and Roman Kemp attend the launch of Martin Kemp’s new collection with Union Works on September 13, 2023 in London