BBC Celebrity MasterChef: EastEnders star Richard Blackwood's life from topping the UK charts and super-model stepsister to cousin who was in Only Fools and Horses
msn.comBBC soap. Back in the year 2000, the former Walford resident almost took the number one spot in the UK charts for his hit single ‘Mama Who Da Man’.
His track climbed to third spot in the charts, while his album ‘You’ll Love To Hate This’ became the 35th best selling album at the time. READ MORE: Ex-EastEnders star Richard Blackwood's heartbreak as mum dies in his arms But it only takes one look at his family to understand where Richard gets his knack for success from.
To start with, he is only step-brother to world-renowned supermodel Naomi Campbell. Richard and Naomi became step siblings in the 80s when Richard’s father married Naomi’s mother.
Although their parents divorced a couple of years later, Richard and Naomi continued to remain close into their adulthood. Speaking of his relationship with Naomi, Richard once told the Guardian: "We were closer when we were younger - then my dad and her mum split up.
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