| Kem Cetinay | |
| Birth Name: | Kemal Cetinay |
| Birth Place: | Essex, England |
| Occupation: | Media personality |
| Years Active: | 2017–present |
Kemal "Kem" Cetinay (born 1995 or 1996) is an English media personality. He currently hosts The Capital Weekender on Capital and appeared on the ITV2 reality series Love Island, winning the show's third series in 2017.
Kemal Cetinay was born in Essex in 1995 or 1996, the son of fashion lecturer Figen and pharmaceutical engineer Niyazi Cetinay.[1] His parents are Turkish-Cypriot immigrants, with his mother hailing from Famagusta and his father being a native of Kyrenia. He has a brother named Izzy, who works in finance.
Cetinay began his career in the third series of the ITV2 reality series Love Island. He won the 2017 series and is now the host of the official Love Island podcast The Morning After.[2] [3] During his time in the Love Island villa, Cetinay developed a bromance with fellow Islander Chris Hughes and the pair have starred in multiple formats together, including the ITV2 spin off show Straight Outta Love Island and Channel 4's Celebrity Hunted for Stand Up to Cancer plus two series of ITV2's challenge based entertainment game show You Vs. Chris & Kem.
Cetinay works with ITV's This Morning as their entertainment presenter and after appearing on ITV1's Dancing on Ice in 2018, he became their backstage presenter throughout the 2019 and 2020 series.
In October 2017, he and Hughes released a grime single "Little Bit Leave It" under the name Chris & Kem, which reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] [4]
Ahead of the fourth series in 2018, it was revealed that Cetinay would be returning alongside Arielle Free to present Love Island: The Morning After, a new daily podcast show delivering the freshest gossip to fans.[5]
In January 2018, Cetinay became a contestant on the 10th series of reality TV show, Dancing on Ice.[6] He and his partner Alex Murphy finished in 4th place. In 2019, he returned to the show as the digital host.[7] He has since gone on to be a guest on several television series, including , and Happy Hour with Olly Murs, a one-off special.
In June 2019, Cetinay played in the annual Soccer Aid match which was held at Stamford Bridge. With seven minutes remaining Cetinay scored the Rest of the World's second goal and after the match ended 2-2 he scored his team's third and final penalty in the shoot out, which the Rest of the World won 3-1. He followed this by scoring the winning penalty in 2020; two goals in 2021; a goal and a penalty in another victorious shoot out in 2022; and a goal in 2023. He is the top scorer in Soccer Aid matches with five goals.
Cetinay is the co-founder of the restaurant Array in East London.[8]
In 2023, Cetinay joined Capital, as a guest presenter, generally covering shows on bank holidays. In July 2024, he was announced as the new host of The Capital Weekender on the Capital Network. He presents the show on Friday & Saturday evenings between 7pm and 10pm.[9]
During 2017, Cetinay dated fellow Love Island contestant, Amber Davies, splitting in December 2017.[10] [11]
In August 2022, Cetinay was involved in a car crash with 28-year-old Tommy Griggs in Hornchurch, after which Griggs was pronounced dead at the scene; a coroner's inquest found that there was "absolutely nothing" Cetinay could have done to stop the accident.[12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Love Island | Contestant | Winner series 3 |
| Good Morning Britain | Guest Entertainment Editor | ||
| Chris & Kem: Straight Outta Love Island | Co-presenter | 2 episodes | |
| The Weakest Link | Contestant | Children In Need Celebrity Special | |
| 2018 | Dancing on Ice | Contestant | Finished in 4th place |
| Celebrity Hunted | Participant | Finished in 3rd place | |
| 2018–2019 | You Vs. Chris & Kem | Co-presenter | 6 episodes |
| Kem Cuts | Presenter | Web series | |
| 2019–2020 | Dancing on Ice | Backstage host | Series 11–12 |
| 2019–present | This Morning | Showbiz presenter | Regular role |
| Soccer Aid | Participant | Annually | |
| 2021 | Celebrity MasterChef | Contestant | Finished in 5th place [13] |
| The Full Treatment | Co-presenter |
| Year | Title | Role | Slot | Station | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kem Monday | Presenter | 19:00–21:00 Monday | Kiss | Guest presenter | |
| 2023–2024 | Kem Cetinay | Presenter | 16:00–19:00 Monday | Capital | Guest presenter | |
| 2024–present | The Capital Weekender | Presenter | 19:00–22:00 Friday & Saturday | Capital |