Overview
- Speaking to Roman Kemp, the Spandau Ballet musician described seeking help to quit a print apprenticeship at 17 to join a band.
- He said his father, Frank, wrote the apprenticeship manager asking for an early release "because he wants to be... a rockstar."
- Kemp explained apprenticeships at the time bound trainees for five years, preventing him from signing himself out.
- Fighting tears, he said the letter reflected his father's faith in him despite the family having little money at the time.
- The interview was published the day he features on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, which launches at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.