'I don't hide things- Roman knows what I've been through'

Martin and Roman Kemp talk to OK! about their close bond and the 'morbid' reason Roman likes working with his dad

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Martin and Roman Kemp have become one of TV's best-loved father-and-son duos. And when we sit down to chat with the former Spandau Ballet bassist, 63, and his radio DJ son, 32, they're every bit as funny and affectionate (and somewhat sweary) as they are on Gogglebox.

Their bond, they tell us, is built predominantly on mutual respect - and they share a very apparent and deep-rooted adoration, which is particularly evident on their weekly podcast, FFS! My Dad Is Martin Kemp.

In this exclusive chat with OK!, the pair open up about childhood discipline (or the lack of it, because it's hard to be disciplined by a man who spent a decade living the life of a world-famous rock star, Roman says), their ever-evolving relationship and the surprising reason why Roman loves recording his dad's stories...

You're almost at the one-year anniversary of your podcast. Why do you think people love it so much?

Martin: All the messages I get are people saying, “Oh I wish I had that relationship in our family”, and I think with us it’s just that I’ve tried to bring them up with no embarrassment about anything. I talk to Ro as if I’ve gone down the pub with my mates, and people enjoy that. I don’t try to make things polite, I don’t try to hide things - life is life. He knows what I’ve been through, like my life in a band for 10 years, so there’s no point hiding anything. We just talk, like two blokes down the pub.

Roman: I still can’t understand the reaction really, because it’s just me and my dad having a chat. People will come up to me and say, “I heard you say such and such”, and I think, “I forgot people were listening!”