‘Following in his son’s footsteps…’: 80s pop legend ‘set to head into the I’m A Celebrity jungle’ as first star revealed — with insiders claiming Martin Kemp is in ‘advanced talks’ to join the new series after chainsaw horror injury left fans fearing for him… - suong
The first famous face to take to the Jungle as I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! returns has been 'revealed', as the relative of a former show contestant.
The pop icon from the 1980s has been tipped to be heading to Australia to take part in the series, which returns to ITV next month with Ant McPartlin and
Martin Kemp, a member of chart-topping band Spandau Ballet, is said to be in 'advanced talks' to join the hit show, according to The Mirror.
He would be the second member of his family to head to the Jungle, following in the footsteps of son Roman, 32, who took part in the show's 19th season.
His former bandmate Tony Hadley also competed in the show in 2015.
An insider told the publication: 'Martin is a household name having been top of the hit parade with Spandau Ballet in the 80s and then in the early 2000s.
Martin Kemp, a member of chart-topping band Spandau Ballet, is said to be in 'advanced talks' to join the hit show, according to The Mirror
He would be the second member of his family to head to the Jungle, following in the footsteps of son Roman, 32, who took part in the show's 19th season
'He’s a great signing and everyone is very excited at the prospect.'
Radio host Roman previously revealed that he would be 'very up' for watching his dad on screen, after he took to the ITV series in 2019.
During his series, the TV personality made it through the full 22 day series, and finished in third place behind Coronation Street's Andy Whyment.
EastEnders actress Jacqueline Jossa was crowned the winner.
It will mark even more Kemp action on TV screens, with Roman and his big sister Harley Moon competing in BBC One's Race Across the World from next week.
The only spanner in the works for Martin in the Jungle could be his horror injury that happened earlier this month, that saw him rushed to hospital.
The musician and actor, 64, hurt his hand after picking up a chainsaw by the blade to cut a piece of wood - and shared photos of the injuries with his son.
Speaking on the You About podcast, Roman explained: 'I had just finished work, I look at my phone and my dad has sent a picture of his hand.
The ITV show returns to screens in November
The pop icon from the 1980s has been tipped to be heading to Australia to take part in the series
'All his fingers are heavily strapped up and all he writes underneath in the family WhatsApp group is "Yep...Chainsaw!!!".'
Roman and his sister Harley texted his father back asking for more information and received no replies from their father.
Eventually his father said: 'Oh there was a bit of a branch that we wanted chopping down, so I went and got a chainsaw.'
Roman continued: 'So that is my first issue. Why are you handling a chainsaw?
'He is 65. He has got more than enough dough, get a professional in.'
According to Roman, his dad said: 'I picked it up from the blade.'
The TV presenter, 32, said his father is lucky he is 'not fingerless and handless,' adding: 'I know a mate who lost a finger through that.'
Singer Tom Grennan then joked: 'Your mum would be fuming.'
'Yes because then he couldn't play guitar,' Roman joked.
Roman went on to say Martin 'screamed' and ran into wife Shirlie with blood pouring everywhere. He also revealed Martin then had to get a Tetanus shot after the injury.
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! returns to ITV1 in November.
Capitals Shake Up Special Teams as Carbery Demands Improvement: 'It’s About Building Momentum, Not Losing It' trucc
ARLINGTON, V.A. — There's no sugar coating it for the Washington Capitals, and Spencer Carbery didn't mince words: special teams has not been a highlight to start the season.
Through the first 10 games of the season, the Capitals are just 6-for-32 on the power play (18.8 percent). They struggle to enter the zone and get set up, and maintaining possession has also been a problem.
It's gotten to the point where coach Spencer Carbery continues to make changes, and acknowledged that the man advantage opportunities have actually come to work against D.C. so far.
"The power has not been nearly good enough... you just need some momentum on those power plays, and it kills momentum," Carbery said bluntly.
Those struggles are also bleeding over onto the penalty kill. Washington's PK has ranked atop the league over the last few seasons, but right now, it ranks sixth-worst in the league at 67.9 percent and has given up nine goals through 10 games.
"I feel like it's been a little bit unlucky, but when you look at some of the underlying numbers, we've kind of got what we deserved in how many Grade-A opportunities that were given up," Carbery said.
That being the case, the Capitals worked on special teams quite a bit on Thursday, trying out some new looks up front.
Aliaksei Protas was promoted to the top unit, and operated there with John Carlson, Alex Ovechkin, Connor McMichael and Dylan Strome, who upgraded to contact for power-play work as he recovers from a lower-body injury. On the second unit, Hendrix Lapierre joined the mix of Jakob Chychrun, Ryan Leonard, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Tom Wilson, who swapped places with Protas.
The tweaks give the Capitals the chance to evenly deploy two separate units and generate some new looks with different personnel.
"We're just looking at some deployment stuff and how we can potentially utilize two units, potentially use 10 or nine guys equally and potentially use a second unit. We're looking at a bunch of different options," Carbery explained. "You're not asking to score every time you go on the power play, but you want to spend some time in the o-zone. You want to threaten the goaltender with a couple of shots in traffic, some puck recovery, some won face-offs, all of those things."
On the kill, the same players are being relied upon to step up, with Nic Dowd and Brandon Duhaime leading the charge. However, Carbery stressed urgency and a turnaround when it comes to the kill's performance — and quick.
"We've got to tighten up there. We've talked about it, looked at some different things, talked to some personnel, had a few meetings," Carbery said. "We'll continue to dial that in and make sure that we're continuing to progress on the kill and also the power play."
