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Lisa McLoughlin

Roman Kemp shares the heartbreaking reason he decided to leave his Capital Breakfast show

Roman Kemp has opened up about leaving his Capital Breakfast show after a decade at the station – and revealed his decision was motivated by his friend’s tragic death.

The 31-year-old, who announced in February that he was stepping down from the station, said he's been “living that same day over and over again” after pal Joe Lyons, who worked on the show as a producer, committed suicide in August 2020.

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