Roman Kemp reveals A-list star he's banned from speaking to after awkward interview went VERY wrong
Presenter Roman, 32, claimed he was escorted out by security during a 2015 press junket with Jennifer Lawrence, 34, after one stunt failed to land.
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He had been interviewing the Oscar -winner as part of the promo tour for her film Joy, but says he hadn't seen the list of pre-approved questions from his Capital FM producers before the cameras started rolling.
Their chat quickly became uncomfortable when the actress gave short, clipped answers and remarked that the experience "sucked", barely engaging with the conversation.
But it was a prank gone wrong that appears to have sealed Roman's fate.
As part of the bit, he pretended to be a superfan and unveiled a fake tattoo of Jennifer Lawrence's face on his chest - which reportedly led the actress to call in security and have him removed from the room.
Reflecting on the incident in an Instagram post shared Tuesday, Roman wrote: 'Found this old picture of when I interviewed Jennifer Lawrence and for fun pretended to be a mega fan complete with a tattoo… She did NOT find it funny. I was escorted out by security and told I would never interview her again.'
Roman - whose parents are Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp and singer Shirlie Holliman - also joked in a follow-up post: 'Tbf still haven't had the chance to redeem myself or explain the situation to her…'
During the exchange, Jennifer was visibly unimpressed by Roman's line of questioning, which included asking her what her favourite type of cheese was.
At one point, he read her a poem supposedly written in her honour, prompting her dry reply: 'Wow, that was incredibly touching.'
Things escalated when Roman claimed to have a tattoo dedicated to her and began unbuttoning his shirt to reveal the fake inking.
Jennifer responded, deadpan: 'Oh my god. Oh man, wow right over your heart. I would expect nothing less. I'm flattered and honoured, it looks so permanent. How did they get it so glossy?'
Shock moment Roman Kemp reveals bitter feud with James Bond star who 'nearly made him cry' after EXTREMELY rude meeting
Roman then mentioned that his father is Martin Kemp and suggested he'd like to take her on a date to one of his dad's concerts.
She replied, stone-faced: 'To meet your dad? Coolest date ever…'
Despite the icy reception, Roman has clearly taken it all in good humour.
Speaking about the experience on The Chris Ramsey Show in 2018, he called it his 'trickiest interview' to date.
He revealed: 'She's not having the best day clearly. She hasn't said hello to me, she hasn't acknowledged me, she's just sat there on the phone like this…
'I've already sat down and said 'hi how are you?' and all this type of stuff, [she] just said nothing.
'I ask the first question and she goes, 'sorry have you started?' I was like, 'yeah I'm already in the questioning here…''
Recalling the moment he showed her the fake tattoo, he added: 'She said nothing after that and then the security guard got up and asked me to leave.
'I am now banned from interviewing Jennifer Lawrence.'
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