Quotes from Martin Kemp

My mum and dad were together 55 years, I don't think they spent a day apart.

The best thing my mum and dad ever did for me was keeping me at home and giving me time to find my feet.

I've never felt comfortable in the spotlight. I never felt pretty enough or wanted people to look at me.

I remember playing six nights at Wembley in the 80s. I partied for three of those straight, with our friends Duran Duran. Back then, the fun was about the after-show - who was coming to the party and whether they had a guest list pass.

If you're lucky enough to come from, I was very lucky when I grew up, I grew up in a house fill of love, my mum and dad had no problem showing love in front of me, which I think is why I want to teach my kids how to love.

We grew up in Islington, north London, in a Georgian terraced house that nowadays would be split into flats. Our grandparents lived upstairs, there was another tenant living up there and downstairs was the office where people in the area paid their rent.

The last six months of 'EastEnders' were a struggle and when I watched Steve Owen's character on screen during that time, I could see that the sparkle had gone out of his eyes. I'd always wanted him to be based in reality, but towards the end, it started to get into too much of a formula.

When I lack confidence now, I channel a bit of Steve Owen and that transforms me.

I was always proud of the fact that Spandau and Duran Duran were like Oasis and Blur or the Beatles and The Rolling Stones - where you pick two bands of a generation and you're either on one side or the other.

Our first record with Spandau Ballet went to number five - I guess we were offering something different and it appealed.

Live Aid's one of my favourite memories of all-time.

I wanted to play for Arsenal.

Given how shy I was as a kid, the young me would be astonished to discover that I've made a career out of acting.

I like Virgin Atlantic and always feel at home on British Airways.

I'm a typical 2016 TV viewer: I like short bursts of heavy watching.

If something makes me cry, I cry out loud. If something makes me laugh, I laugh out loud, because that's what it's made to do.

Father's Day used to be the only day you'd say I love you to your dad.