Roman Kemp and his father Martin’s chat show is coming to an end as ITV’s Weekend Best is canceled… after the radio host was named as a possible host for the Big Brother revival
Roman and Martin Kemp’s short careers as TV chat show hosts have come to an end – there will be no more episodes of ITV’s Weekend Best.
“We were asked to do more but couldn’t implement the data,” Roman told the Chron’s Alison Boshoff.
Presenter Roman, 29, co-hosted Sunday Best and later Weekend Best with his former pop star father Spandau Ballet, 61.
End of the road: Roman and Martin Kemp’s brief career as TV chat show hosts has come to an end – there will be no more episodes of ITV’s Weekend Best (LR: Martin and Roman pictured last year)
“It’s a shame because we really enjoyed doing it,” he added.
Featuring games and celebrity interviews, the series was a family affair – Martin’s daughter Harley Moon wrote the theme song and both she and her mother Shirlie – once part of pop duo Pepsi & Shirlie – were guests.
It comes after radio presenter Roman was named as one of the possible hosts of the ITV revival of reality show Big Brother.
Moving on, “We’ve been asked to do more but couldn’t get the dates to work,” Roman told the Chron’s Alison Boshoff (Roman pictured at Thursday’s National Television Awards).
Family affair: The series featured games and celebrity interviews (Martin and Roman starred on the show in June 2020)
The star has been named along with a host of other celebrities, including original presenter Davina McCall, to host the show when it makes its comeback on ITV2 and ITVX next year.
However, the likes of Emily Atack and Vick Hope are believed to be favored by television executives for the role.
A source told The Sun: “Emily and Vick have emerged as favourites. A huge list has been compiled with a number of notable stars, including [Davina McCall].
“However, there is a feeling bringing in a fresh face would be good for the restart.”
The source added, “Roman has also been in talks and has been shortlisted. Rylan Clark is another name in the mix, but like Davina, he has worked on Big Brother before.
With a chance: It comes after Roman met with ITV bosses to be part of the Big Brother revival on ITV2
Battle Royale: Emily Atack (left) and Vick Hope (right) are ‘in talks with ITV bosses as they battle to host the Big Brother reboot when it returns to screens next year’
“If the production team and ITV decide they want to start over from scratch, he’s not going to make it.”
The iconic reality show, which aired on Channel 4 for a decade until 2010 and was relaunched by Channel 5 the following year until it ended in 2018, returns on ITV2 in 2023.
Applications for the new series are now open to potential housemates “from all walks of life” who have been given a hint of what to expect.
They will face “a series of clever quests, exciting nominations and live evictions, with the public once again playing a pivotal role, voting throughout the series and ultimately determining the winner.”
In the mix: Original host Davina McCall (pictured on the show in 2000) is also in the mix as a possible host