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His great-aunt Dolly Caulder died after a stroke aged 97. John, 61, said: “I don’t want to make any assumptions about a link between Dolly’s death and the threat of eviction on the residents there, but forcing these elderly people to leave their homes is playing with people’s lives.“My heart goes out to those left.

Spandau Ballet’s Martin Kemp has said he believes he may have just “10 years” left to live after a series of health scares.The former bassist for the New Romantic band opened up about his thoughts on his life and health on an episode of his son Roman’s podcast, FFS! My Dad is Martin Kemp, where he spoke candidly about his fight with brain tumours as a younger man.Kemp, 63, said in response to a question asking how long he believes he will live: “I’ll be really honest with you, 10 years.”The musician, who is also a successful actor, known for playing Steve Owen in EastEnders from 1998 to 2002 and Reggie Kray in The Krays in 1990, had surgery in 1995 to remove two benign brain tumours.“When I went through all of that brain tumour scare, I spent two years of my life thinking I was going to die,” he continued.

Brits host Roman Kemp is the son of Martin Kemp and the nephew of Gary Kemp, who became famous in the early 1980s thanks to their chart topping band, Spandau Ballet.The brothers were joined by singer Tony Hadley, saxophonist Steve Norman and drummer John Keeble. During the 80s, the band produced a slew of hits, including Gold, True and Only When You Leave. However, amid the international success, cracks were forming beneath the surface, and it led to a major family feud.

The stars of Spandau Ballet are renowned for their impressive music careers.

Tony Hadley, the former lead singer of Spandau Ballet, says he wishes he'd been in rival 1980s band Duran Duran.

Former Spandau Ballet star Ross William Wild has recalled how he attempted suicide shortly after leaving the band last year. The 31-year-old singer performed with Spandau Ballet stars Martin Kemp, Gary Kemp, Steve Norman and John Keeble throughout 2018 until the following year after replacing former band member Tony Hadley who had quit. Ross reveals that he then made the decision to quit himself 11 months after joining the group but claims Martin announced his departure without his knowledge during an interview on This Morning. Speaking to The Sun, Ross said: ‘I told Spandau I wanted to leave and they wished me luck.