Kem Cetinay

Kem Cetinay
Born Kemal Cetinay
(1996-04-25) April 25, 1996[1]
Essex, England
Occupation
  • Television personality
  • rapper
  • singer-songwriter
Years active 2017–present
Television

You Vs Chris & Kem (2018-present)

Love Island: The Morning After (2018-present)

Hunted (2018)

Kemal "Kem" Cetinay (born 25 April 1996[2]) is an English reality television personality, rapper and hairdresser, best known for taking part in the ITV2 reality show, Love Island in 2017, where he won the series along with Amber Davies.[3][4] As part of Chris & Kem, he charted at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.[5]

Career

On 5 June 2017, Cetinay gained notability when he became a contestant on the third series of the ITV2 dating reality show, Love Island. On 24 July 2017, he and Amber Davies were voted the winning couple, taking home a shared prize of £50,000.

In October 2017, he and fellow Love Island contestant, Chris Hughes released a grime single, "Little Bit Leave It", which reached no. 15.[4][6]

In January 2018, he became a contestant on reality TV show, Dancing on Ice.[7] He and his partner Alex Murphy finished in 4th place following a skate off with rugby star Max Evans and his partner Ale Izquierdo.

He has since gone on to be a guest on TV shows, one of them being Love Island: Aftersun.

Personal life

Cetinay's parents are of Turkish Cypriot descent.[8] During 2017, Cetinay dated fellow Love Island contestant, Amber Davies, splitting in December 2017.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "The celebs celebrating birthdays today - from Kem Cetinay to Renee Zellweger". 25 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kem Cetinay | Love Island 2017 contestants: who's still in & who's out? - TV". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  3. ↑ Lorimer, Scott (2017-07-04). "Love Island star Kem Cetinay to meet fans in Dundee". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  4. 1 2 "Love Island". itv.com. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  5. ↑ "little bit leave it | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  6. ↑ "Love Island's Chris and Kem: 'I mean … we're not necessarily rappers, are we?'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  7. ↑ "Dancing on Ice: Who is Love Island's Kem Cetinay?". Metro. 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  8. ↑ "Love Island: Kem's mum Figen Cetinay on her "sensitive boy"". T-Vine. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Kem Cetinay: Dancing On Ice helped during split from Amber". Retrieved 6 February 2018 – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "Kem Cetinay 'gutted' to see ex Amber Davies linked to other men". Independent.ie. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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