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href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/martin-kemp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Martin Kemp<\/a> made a cheeky dig at former <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/spandau-ballet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spandau Ballet<\/a> bandmate Tony Hadley after he was <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/12\/04\/sixth-im-a-celebrity-contestant-leave-jungle-announced-25153689\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">axed from I\u2019m A Celebrity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The singer and actor, 64, appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/good-morning-britain\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Good Morning Britain<\/a> today to discuss his exit from the TV show and couldn\u2019t resist making a little quip at Tony\u2019s expense.<\/p>\n<p>They famously fell out in 2017 after Tony quit the band <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2018\/06\/13\/tony-hadley-leave-spandau-ballet-7627660\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">following a period of heightened tension<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/charlotte-hawkins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlotte Hawkins<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/adil-ray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adil Ray<\/a> asked Martin to talk more about his revelation on the reality programme that he had once auditioned for <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/james-bond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">James Bond<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Martin laughed and admitted that it was <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/11\/18\/im-a-celebrity-star-reveals-went-pierce-brosnan-james-bond-24736514\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an anecdote he had \u2018dined out on for years\u2019<\/a> after 007 producer Barbara Broccoli asked him to come in and read for the part when he was living in LA.<\/p>\n<p>However, he suggested that now he\u2019d rather play a \u2018James Bond baddie\u2019 \u2013 but when Adil suggested Martin should be the suave spy and his brother and fellow Spandau Ballet star Gary Kemp could be the villain, Martin responded: \u2018Are you coming in as Tony Hadley?\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"> <img width=\"646\" height=\"969\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-25172420 lazyload\" alt=\"STRICT EMBARGO - NOT FOR USE BEFORE 12:00 GMT, 05 Dec 2025 - EDITORIAL USE ONLY Mandatory Credit: Photo by James Gourley\/Publishd\/Shutterstock (16017524p) Martin Kemp poses at the hotel after being evicted from camp &#039;I&#039;m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!&#039; TV show, Series 25, Martin Kemp, Australia - 05 Dec 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SEI_276867100-b1c5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\"> <\/div><figcaption>Martin Kemp couldn&#8217;t resist suggesting former Spandau Ballet bandmate Tony Hadley could be a Bond villain (Picture: James Gourley\/Publishd\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"> <img width=\"646\" height=\"381\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-25172419 lazyload\" alt=\"MARGATE, ENGLAND - JUNE 14: Tony Hadley performs onstage during Rewind Festival Margate at Dreamland on June 14, 2025 in Margate, England. (Photo by Lorne Thomson\/Redferns)\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SEI_276876456-7cf0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\"> <\/div><figcaption>Tony, who did I&#8217;m A Celebrity 10 years ago, quit the group for good in 2017 (Picture: Lorne Thomson\/Redferns)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He then laughed and said \u2018yeah, you get it\u2019 as Adil suggested himself for the role of Moneypenny.<\/p>\n<p>Spandau Ballet \u2013 comprised of bass player Martin, vocalist Tony, guitar player and singer Gary, saxophonist Steve Norman and drummer John Keenle \u2013 were at the height of their fame in the 1980s with hits such as True and Gold.<\/p>\n<p>However, they split in 1990, with Tony, Steve and John later launching legal action against songwriter Gary and his company for a share of Spandau Ballet\u2019s songwriting royalties, which they lost.<\/p>\n<p>It appeared they could overcome any hard feelings as the group reformed in 2009 for a greatest hits world tour before Tony &#8211; who did I&#8217;m A Celebrity in 2015 &#8211; left for good in 2017, quitting the band in favour of solo work.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, he claimed his former bandmates <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2021\/11\/29\/tony-hadley-slams-spandau-ballet-band-mates-they-made-my-life-impossible-15683273\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">had \u2018made my life pretty impossible\u2019<\/a>, saying that he \u2018wasn\u2019t going to repeat the usual diatribe but they know why I left the band\u2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"> <img width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-25172402 lazyload\" alt=\"English new-romantic pop group Spandau Ballet, May 1983. Left to right: John Keeble, Gary Kemp, Tony Hadley, Martin Kemp, Steve Norman (Photo by Dave Hogan\/Getty Images) 13966141\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SEI_213424352-ae8e.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\"> <\/div><figcaption>Spandau Ballet were one of the biggest bands of the 1980s, shifting millions of records (Picture: Dave Hogan\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018You don\u2019t just leave a band like Spandau Ballet just because for the fun of it,\u2019 he shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/loose-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Loose Women<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was a very difficult decision, but they made my life pretty impossible.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018One day I wish they\u2019d be honest and someone had asked them why did Tone leave?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Spandau Ballet\u2019s reaction to his leaving suggested it wasn\u2019t the outcome they wanted, with the group\u2019s response to his official exit announcement reading: \u2018Much to our frustration, Tony had made it clear in September 2016 that he didn\u2019t want to work with the band anymore. This has not changed and 2015 was the last time we were able to perform or work with him. So we have now made the decision to move on as a band.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>They replaced him as frontman with West End actor Ross William Wild \u2013 real name Ross Davidson \u2013 before splitting again in 2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"> <img width=\"646\" height=\"487\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-25172399 lazyload\" alt=\"File photo dated 2\/7\/2015 of (left to right) John Keeble, Tony Hadley, Steve Norman, Gary Kemp and Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet. Gary Kemp has opened the door to a new Spandau Ballet reunion, saying the decision is up to former bandmate, Hadley. PA Photo. Issue date: Tuesday June 30, 2020. Lead singer Hadley left the new wave group, best known for 1980s hits such as Gold and True, in 2017. The rest of Spandau Ballet split for a second time last year, however Kemp - who was part of the band alongside brother Martin - has not ruled out getting back together. See PA story SHOWBZ Kemp. Photo credit should read: Ian West\/PA Wire\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PRI_156151567-cc25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\"> <\/div><figcaption>Members John Keeble, Tony, Steve Norman, Gary Kemp and Martin togethet in happier times in 2015 (Picture: PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2024, Davidson was convicted of one count of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of voyeurism at Wood Green Crown Court <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/06\/13\/ex-spandau-ballet-singer-raped-filmed-molested-women-court-hears-21023674\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">following three women coming forward<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tony maintained to <strong>Metro<\/strong> in 2022 that <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/03\/02\/tony-hadley-on-bitter-spandau-ballet-feud-it-wasnt-my-fault-16199145\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spandau Ballet\u2019s feud wasn\u2019t his fault<\/a>, stating that it was \u2018never my intention to leave\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But there were&nbsp;certain actions they took against me&nbsp;that just weren\u2019t very pleasant,\u2019 he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018And it got to the point where I just couldn\u2019t do it anymore. 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