Roman Kemp shocks fans as he shows off new tattoo of legendary footballer

RADIO host Roman Kemp left fans open mouthed when he posted a picture of his new tattoo.

Roman, 29, shared a picture of his tattoo of Brazilian footballer Ronaldo on social media.

The inking is of the legendary sportsman’s face, and Roman captioned his tweet with: “Starting my football legends tattoo collection with @ronaldo!”

Many of his fans were quick to respond with praise.

One fan said: “I actually love it Roman. Who is next on the list? Gotta be this surely.”

But this is not Roman’s first rodeo when it comes to inking his body.

In August 2020, the star, who is the son of Spandau Ballet‘s Martin Kemp, paid tribute to his close pal and radio producer Joe Lyons, who sadly passed away, with a tattoo of a Dove.

In a moving tribute, Roman copied an image of a Dove which he said Joe had, which he also claimed he mocked during their friendship.

Roman captioned his Instagram post at the time saying: “Joe had this tattoo and I always used to say it was awful and looked like a pigeon.”

And in the following photo, Roman is seen laying on a tattoo bed, with the design on his leg, and wrote: “So I got it in the same spot…”

The star, who is an upbeat personality on Capital’s breakfast show, has battled depression.

And following his stint in the jungle on I’m A Celeb in 2019, he wasted no time in praising ITV bosses for giving him the help he needed to overcome his battles.

Last year, Roman released his self-help book called Are You Really Ok? And he said: “Just before I went into I’m A Celeb there was one who was amazing.”

He added: “She was part of the reason that saved my life and it was ITV and I’m A Celeb who gave me her. I struggled hugely when I came out of there.”

He continued: “Doing this book has been like therapy. I found myself crying as I retold parts of my life — not parts that were even sad but memories and talking about them.”