Roman Kemp has stripped off to reveal his vast tattoo collection on Celebrity Race Across the World.
The TV star is competing in the show with his sister Harleymoon and this week they will enjoy some time at the beach.
Taking off his top, Roman will give viewers a look at all the inkings across his body as he and Harleymoon collect coconuts.
The scenes come as the competitors head to their fifth checkpoint in Columbia.
During their journey, Roman and Harleymoon stay with a family on an extremely remote island. Harleymoon admits she feels incredibly far from home as they get to know the adults, their kids and their pet pigs.
Roman quickly makes friends with the couple’s young sons as he chats to them about football. Harleymoon, meanwhile, swoons on the beach while stroking a gorgeous piglet.
She admits: “I think I’ve fallen very much in love. If I stay here for the rest of my life with this pig and Roman, we will probably do okay.”
Roman Kemp’s tattoo collection
Roman has more than 20 tattoos etched on his body and they range from silly, poignant and really interesting. The most noticeable ones Celebrity Race Across the World viewers will spot are the giant lion and eagle on his chest. He also has both a snake and scorpion on his stomach.
One of Roman’s most special inkings is a tribute to his best friend Joe Lyons, who died in 2020. Joe died from suicide and Roman has worked hard to break the stigma of mental health in men ever since.
Roman now has a tattoo of a swallow holding a rose in its beak inked onto his forearm to match and identical one Joe had.
Other tattoos include a large anchor overlayed with a lizard beside his left rib. On his back, Roman has several large designs. These include a flying dragon. There’s also a shark tattoo on his left arm, which has a tiny moon and a writing underneath.
Over the years, Roman has also bravely allowed his celeb pals to tattoo him. He also had the song title Nice to Meet Ya inked onto his leg by One Direction star Niall Horan. But due to the singer’s typo, the tattoo permanently reads “Nice to melt ya”.
Ed Sheeran has also inked Roman with the words “Ed woz ‘ere 2k7” in a tiny font. Additionally, Roman has Bart Simpson’s face on his leg.
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Roman Kemp ‘addicted’ to tattoos
Roman got his first tattoo when he was 17. Earlier this year, he admitted he is “addicted”. Speaking to the Guardian, Roman revealed how he was getting a portrait of one of his favourite footballers, Thierry Henry, inked onto his shin while the interview was taking place.
Sharing his plans to get tattoos of more football legends, Roman said: “So I started out with original Ronaldo and we’re currently doing Thierry, and then we’ll add from there. So it’s a work in progress but yes, as I’ll show you… Very much happening.”
Despite his massive haul, Roman fears the pain with each session, so now he opts for numbing cream.
He admitted: “When I first started having them, especially some of the bigger ones, a lot of parlours want you to have the full experience. And I just suffered for many hours, and hated it. I’m too much of a wuss to do it any more to myself. I refuse to sit here in pain.”
Roman added that he is careful about not getting inked on his arms or neck because of his job in television. But pointing at his chest, he said: “But from here down, we’re losing real estate, basically. It’s 100% addictive.”
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