Roman Kemp was left shocked when his parents appeared on The Masked Singer
Roman Kemp After his parents were revealed as contestants in a celebrity competition, he shouted that his parents were “liars”. The Masked Singer.
Martin Kemp and Shirlie Kemp were revealed on Saturday night as the Cat and Mouse singers, shocking their son.
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In a video posted on Twitter, Roman loudly exclaims “shut the f*** up” when the reveal happens before declaring “I knew it” and yelling at giggling mum Shirlie that she’s a “liar”.
Roman also tweeted that he could not undo the embarrassment of shouting “take it off!” at his parents while he was watching TV.
When the former Spandau Ballet singer and his wife — one half of the duo Pepsi & Shirlie — were unmasked, they revealed that Roman had no idea they were taking part.
“Most people say they are doing it for their kids,” Shirlie joked on stage, before Martin added: “We’re doing it to embarrass them”.
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Shirlie later tweeted Roman and his sibling were told by their parents that their parents were on a “romantic vacation” when they were filming the performances.
The judges were unable to guess the identity of Kemps, though they did offer suggestions such as Amanda Holden and David Walliams or Line of Duty stars Martin Compston or Vicky McClure.
Cat and Mouse were eliminated by Jellyfish, Knitting and Otter on Saturday night.
Knitting was able to save themselves during the final sing-off when they performed Memory from the musical Cats. Rita Ora suggested that Elaine Paige, stage legend, might have been behind the costume.
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Cat and Mouse — the first duo in the UK show’s history — became the third costume to be unmasked, following Chris Kamara as Ghost and Lulu as Piece of Cake.
The Masked Singer will be back on 21 January with five of the singers who didn’t perform this week returning to the stage to try to avoid being eliminated and keep their masks on.
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