EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS
SHIRLIE KEMP
IN HER CHARMING GARDEN WITH HUSBAND MARTIN
SHARES HEARTFELT MEMORIES OF GEORGE MICHAEL ON THE POIGNANT MILESTONE OF HIS 60Th BIRTHDAY
Shirlie in her beautiful garden and (below, on the right) rocking a classic 1980s look with Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael and fellow backing singer Pepsi DeMacque
‘George Michael was the best stor yteller and would make you laugh; that’s the thing I miss most of all’
Filled with leafy trees and enchantingblooms, the grounds of the Hertfordshire home Shirlie Kemp shares with her husband Martin are her pride and joy – but she couldn’t quite believe it when they played host to none other than the Princess of Wales earlier this year.
“They’ve got the royal stamp of approval now,” says the singer, author and photographer as she’s joined by former Spandau Ballet star Martin in hello!’s exclusive photos, taken in their outdoor space and the property’s former pig shed turned stylish studio, affectionately known as “Piglet”.
With the couple’s radio presenter son Roman, 30, known for playing practical jokes, Shirlie, 61, thought he was pulling her leg when he asked if he could bring the Princess to their house to film a video discussing her early-childhood campaign, Shaping Us, in February.