Kem Cetinay | |
|---|---|
 Cetinay in Love Island in 2017 | |
| Born | Kemal Cetinay Essex, England, UK |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Employer(s) | ITV, Capital |
Kemal Cetinay is a British presenter, TV personality and entrepreneur. He appeared on ITV2 reality series Love Island in 2017, where he won the show's third series. [1] [2]
Cetinay was born in Essex, England, to parents Niyazi and Figen Cetinay, who are from Cyprus. He was raised in Essex along with his brother Izzy. [3]
Presenter, TV personality and entrepreneur Cetinay began his career 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. 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. [2] [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 Love Island: Aftersun , I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp 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 radio station Capital as a cover presenter. He presents 4-7pm shows generally on a Bank Holiday Monday.
During 2017, Cetinay dated fellow Love Island contestant, Amber Davies, splitting in December 2017. [9] [10]
In August 2022, Cetinay was involved in a collision with 28 year old Tommy Griggs, in Hornchurch, East London, where Griggs was pronounced dead at the scene. A coroner's inquest found that there was "absolutely nothing" that Cetinay could have done to stop the accident. [11]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Love Island | Contestant | Winner series 3 |
| 2017 | Good Morning Britain | Guest Entertainment Editor | |
| 2017 | Chris & Kem: Straight Outta Love Island | Co-presenter | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | The Weakest Link | Contestant | Children In Need Celebrity Special |
| 2018 | Dancing on Ice | Contestant | Finished in 4th place |
| 2018–2019 | You Vs. Chris & Kem | Co-presenter | 6 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Kem Cuts | Presenter | Web series |
| 2018 | Celebrity Hunted | Participant | Finished in 3rd place |
| 2019–present | This Morning | Showbiz presenter | Regular role |
| 2019–2020 | Dancing on Ice | Backstage host | Series 11–12 |
| 2019–present | Soccer Aid | Participant | Annually |
| 2021 | Celebrity MasterChef | Contestant | Finished in 5th place [12] |
| 2021 | The Full Treatment | Co-presenter |
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2022 | Love Island: The Morning After | Co-presenter | |
| Year | Title | Role | Slot | Station | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kem Monday | Presenter | 19:00–21:00 Monday | Kiss | Guest presenter |
| 2023 | Kem Cetinay | Presenter | 16:00–19:00 Monday | Capital | Guest presenter |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [13] | |||
| "Little Bit Leave It" | 2017 | 15 | Non-album single |
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