Roman Kemp reveals David Beckham's protective four-word plea to him about Romeo

TV presenter Roman Kemp has said that David Beckham had a message for him about his friendship with Romeo Beckham recently. He's shared that the interaction came at a party for the former Manchester United player's son.

Roman, 32, has revealed that he's part of a seven-a-side team with Romeo, 23, whose career as a professional footballer has included playing for Brentford F.C.. The pair are said to be teammates with singer Tom Grennan and former footballer Petr Cech in the team that is called Netflix n' Skills.

Romeo, who is the son of David and Victoria Beckham, is said to have been "targeted" and given "s***" by people at games because of his famous parents. Roman said that David even told him to look after his teammate earlier this year.

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Roman spoke about being on the seven-a-side team with Romeo in an interview with the Sun, published tonight. He told the outlet that he spoke to David, who he said is "like a hero" to him, at Romeo's birthday party a few weeks ago.

Speaking about his pal's father, Roman said that David came over to him at the party and encouraged him to "look after" Romeo.

Roman said about David: "He came over and said 'hi,' and then turned to me and said, 'Look after him please.'"

Roman said: "A couple of months ago he got started on because he was recognised; they were giving him s***." He added in the interview with the outlet that people who were stood on the sideline were all giving Romeo "s***".

The presenter, who is the son of musician Martin Kemp and singer Shirlie Kemp, then told the outlet that he receives a backlash himself at times. He said that he was "clobbered" in her face by someone once, who then said it was because he was "famous", with Roman adding that he had been taught to walk away if confronted like that.

He continued by saying that he told their teammates, who include some of his friends from school, that David had asked for them to "look after" Romeo.

Roman added: "Football is escapism - he shouldn't be targeted because he's famous." He concluded by saying that Romeo is "great" though, with him telling the outlet that his teammate "just gets on with it" in spite of any backlash.

Romeo, who is the second eldest of David and Victoria's four children, has followed in his father's footsteps with a career in football. His youth career included training with Arsenal and most recently played for Brentford as part of his senior career.

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