‘I’d rather be happy on my own than in that band again’: Tony Hadley reacts to Spandau Ballet mockumentary The Kemps: All True
Mockumentary about the Kemp brothers featured a drawing of Hadley with devil horns and fangs
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Your support makes all the difference.Former Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley has claimed that he wasn’t asked to appear in The Kemps: All True.
Hadley, who quit Spandau Ballet in 2017, told The Sun that he’d rather watch Broadchurch than the mockumentary about his former bandmates, which aired on BBC Two on Sunday (5 July).
The one-off spoof special followed brothers Martin and Gary Kemp as they celebrated the 40th anniversary of the “Gold” group, with one scene showing a painting of Hadley with fangs, red eyes and horns.
“I wasn’t approached and would not have anything to do with it. I’m done,” the 60-year-old singer said.
“They want me back for good but it ain’t going to happen. I’d rather be happy on my own than be in that band again.”
He continued: “If they want another lead singer, that’s their choice. But if you want to hear those songs sung by the original singer then you can only really see one bloke – and that’s me.”
The Independent has approached Martin and Gary Kemp’s representatives for comment.
The Independent’s Ed Cummings gave The Kemps: All True a four-star review, writing: “This strange new spoof documentary has a puppyish likability despite including some outright groan-worthy jokes.”
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