Roman Kemp admits 'I've been guilty' of letting health 'fall to bottom of the list'
According to new research 10.5million Brits haven't had their eyes tested in the last give years - despite 52% believing they need an eye test.
Martin Kemp has teamed up with son Roman - who recently left his role at Capital - to encourage more adults to book in a test to ensure no family moments are missed because of a disregarded eye condition.
Speaking candidly about his own health, Roman admitted he has been guilty of not taking care of his eyesight. He explained: "I’ve definitely been guilty of not prioritising eye tests in the past and it's easy to put off appointments when life gets in the way.
"Since getting my Advanced Eye Test at Vision Express, I feel like I’m much more equipped on how to keep my eyes in check and accountable for not letting my eye health fall to the bottom of the list.”
Dad Martin added: "My eyesight has changed considerably throughout my life, and I often need a different prescription every time I get my eyes tested. This really goes to show how important it is to keep on top of regular eye test appointments, as well as talking to your children about any hereditary eye conditions they might come to acquire and the signs they need to look out for."
New research from Vision Express has revealed 1 in 7 (14%) of Brits admit they have put off booking an eye test for up to a year, even though they were concerned they had issues with their eye health or vision. The research found eye tests were one of the top appointments Brits postpone (21%), due to being too busy (39%), or thinking the issue would go away by itself (20%).
This isn't the first time Roman has opened up about his health, previously revealing he felt "trapped" by depression, particularly after the death of his friend Joe Lyons, who took his own life.
Speaking in 2023, when he filmed his documentary Roman Kemp: The Fight For Young Lives, he shared: "I wanted to show the confusion [and] the anger. Because that's the reality, the reality is the people that you leave behind.
"I used this film as my own therapy. I can't even remember it. I just remember crying a lot. It was really hard. It's still hard now."
He added he'd also been told by people he worked with not to speak about his own mental health: "I called up my team and I was just like, 'now I have to talk about it.' To be totally honest with you I'd had chats with my team that had said to me, 'don't open up that much, you're a young guy, are you sure you want to get into it yet?'
"If there's young guys out there that see me talking about my own mental health and it somehow helps them then I've won."
