I’m A Celebrity star Martin Kemp has reportedly been struggling at home recently as wife Shirlie made a rare admission about life at their Hertfordshire property
Martin Kemp has been left “struggling” to keep up with the latest changes at home after his wife, singer Shirlie Kemp, admitted she is still unable to finalise the design of one room in their house despite several attempts.
Shirlie, who rose to fame in the 1980s as part of Wham! and later as one half of Pepsi & Shirlie, recently opened up about her ongoing frustration with the couple’s dining room. The pair have lived in their Hertfordshire home for around four years, but according to Shirlie, the space has already undergone multiple redecorations without success.
Explaining the issue, the 63-year-old told the Three Rooms podcast: “That’s the other thing that my husband finds hard, so, since I’ve been in this house, I think I’ve redecorated the dining room three times.
“We still haven’t got it right, we’ve only been here, maybe four years. It needs to go through one more this year, but I can’t get my dining room right. And I keep thinking, is it because it doesn’t want to be a dining room. Yeah, the house is trying to tell me no, this isn’t the dining room.”
The comments provide a rare insight into domestic life for the Kemps, who have been married since 1988. The couple met during the height of their respective music careers, with Martin then performing as the bassist in Spandau Ballet while Shirlie was working closely with George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. Their relationship quickly became one of the most enduring partnerships to emerge from the 1980s pop scene.
They went on to have two children: radio and television presenter Roman Kemp, born in 1993, and their daughter Harley Moon, born in 1989, who works as a songwriter and creative consultant. Despite their public profiles, Martin and Shirlie have generally maintained a private family life, choosing to settle outside of London in later years.
Martin, who has recently returned from starring in ITV’s I’m A Celebrity in the Austalian jungle, has previously been keeping himself busy with paintbrushes and gardening tools.
The Spandau Ballet musician, 64, has completely transformed his family home into a cosy cottage with his wife, Shirlie. Throughout the renovation, the pair have offered fans an inside look at the journey.
The couple have been keeping fans updated with their efforts turning their Victorian property into their ideal retreat – a welcome sanctuary for Martin after long stretches spent sleeping in a hammock surrounded by critters.
Shirlie has been documenting the makeover on their joint Instagram account, Maison Number 9, where the former Pepsi star frequently posts videos of herself hard at work in the garden, which she is now preparing for Christmas.
Source: Mirror
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