Kem Cetinay


Kemal Cetinay is an English television personality who appeared in the ITV2 reality series Love Island in 2017, where he won the series alongside Amber Davies. As part of Chris & Kem, he charted at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart with the song "Little Bit Leave It".

Career

In 2017 Cetinay appeared as a potential date on celebs go dating.
On 5 June 2017, Cetinay gained notability when he became a contestant on the series of the ITV2 dating reality show, Love Island. He and Amber Davies were voted the winning couple, taking home a shared prize of £50,000.
On 1 and 2 October 2017, Chris Hughes and Kem Cetinay starred in their own spin-off show, Chris & Kem: Straight Outta Love Island, which followed the popular double act as they write a rap song to perform at a Ministry of Sound club night. The two-part series also starred Chris and Kem's girlfriends from Love Island, Olivia Attwood and Amber Davies. It was broadcast on ITV2.
In October 2017, he and fellow Love Island contestant, Chris Hughes released a grime single, "Little Bit Leave It", which reached number 15.
Ahead of the fourth series in 2018, it was revealed that Kem would be returning alongside Arielle Free to present Love Island: The Morning After, a new daily podcast show delivering the freshest gossip to fans.
In January 2018, Cetinay became a contestant on the 10th series of reality TV show, Dancing on Ice. He and his partner Alex Murphy finished in 4th place. In 2019, he returned to the show as the digital host. 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, Kem played in the annual Soccer Aid match which was held at Stamford Bridge. Kem scored the Rest of the World's second goal, thus taking it to a penalty shoot out, which the Rest of the World XI won.

Personal life

Kem Cetinay was born on 25 April 1996, in Essex, England, to parents Niyazi and Figen Cetinay, who are of Turkish Cypriot descent. He was raised in Essex along with his brother, Izzy Cetinay. During 2017, Cetinay dated fellow Love Island contestant, Amber Davies, splitting in December 2017.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNote
2018–presentLove Island: The Morning AfterCo-presenter

YearTitleRoleSlotStationNotes
2019Kem MondayPresenter19:00–21:00 MondayKissGuest presenter

Guest appearances

Singles

As [Chris & Kem]