Roman Kemp reveals he's been 'turning down' work as he takes a break after leaving his Capital FM Breakfast show following 10 years as host
Roman Kemp has opened up on taking a break from work after leaving his Capital FM Breakfast show following 10 years as host.
The presenter, 31, admitted he felt like work was ruling his entire life and has now started 'turning down' jobs to focus on his personal life.
Speaking to The Sun, Roman said: 'In a way, you get your life back.
'I went through a period of spinning too many plates and I think you come to a point where you want to know if your work is controlling you too much.
'My work was controlling my happiness. I had no time to work out what made me happy. I was working constantly.'
Roman Kemp has opened up on taking a break from work after leaving his Capital FM Breakfast show following 10 years as host
The presenter, 31, admitted he felt like work was ruling his entire life and has now started 'turning down' jobs to focus on his personal life
Reflecting on his new chapter, he added that he's been 'turning down work' in order to 'get better'.
It comes after Roman revealed his reason for quitting his presenting role with Capital Breakfast in March, ten-years after joining the station as a relative unknown and seven-years after earning his promotion to the early morning slot.
The presenter was devastated after close friend and colleague Joe Lyons - a Capital FM producer - took his own life in 2020, aged just 31.
Roman, now the same age as Lyons at the time of his unexpected death, has since admitted the tragedy was a contributing factor in his decision to leave Capital, with his seat now occupied by Jordan North.
He admitted that he felt he had been 'living that same day over and over again' after Lyons committed suicide in August 2020.
He told the Daily Mirror: 'I need this time for myself. I've been at that company (Global) for 10 years, on that show for seven now.
'I've tried to spin the plates and tried to do everything and I've realised it's getting in the way of my life. You can't enjoy your own life.
In February, the radio host, 31, revealed he was stepping down from the show, after 10 years of presenting for Capital FM
He has now said he's been 'living that same day over and over again' after his friend Joe Lyons (left) who worked on the show as a producer committed suicide in August 2020
Roman struggled to hold back tears as his Capital Breakfast co-stars surprised him by hosting the show from the Emirates Stadium dressing room
On Wednesday, Roman was working after teaming up with Vodafone to launch the UK’s biggest photo booth but he is being very selective about the jobs he picks up
'If you think of a radio show, every day you've got to go out in front of the public and dance and every now and then you've got to give yourself a rest and I've not been doing that for myself.
'It came to that point of 'I need to leave this behind now'.'
Speaking about his best friend and colleague Joe 'Producer Joe' Lyons being related to his decision to leave, he added: 'It's to do what happened for me.
'That sounds wild but I mean it, it's not normal, imagine a tragedy happened in your house you're going to want to move.'
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