Martin Kemp has revealed every month he lives, years after discovering his brain tumour, is a ‘blessing’ Martin Kemp has said he thinks he only has 10 years to live, he’s revealed in a conversation with his son Roman Kemp. The Spandau Ballet star made the admission during a conversation in their new podcast episode, FFS! My Dad Is Martin Kemp, titled ‘death’. In it, the 62-year-old is asked by his radio presenter son how long he thinks he has left.
’ He went on to say that he’s ‘lived stuff that people were dreaming about doing’, including in being in a popular 80s rock band, flying around the world on jets and even ‘drinking champagne at 8 o’clock in the morning’. Martin added: ‘I’ve lived the most incredible life. By the time I was 34 and I thought I was going to die, I spent two years thinking about it, I was quite happy, I thought, if I go, do you know what? What a life, and that was back then.