Ross Kemp aka Grant Mitchell in EastEnders has pivoted away from The Square making a name for himself as a documentary maker with his investigative journalism work on programmes such as Ross Kemp on Gangs. But this week, fans of the star will see him take part in this year's Celebrity Traitors.
The 62-year-old is well known for hosting gameshow Bridge of Lies on the BBC. The nail-biting quiz show sees contestants use their knowledge, strategy and a pinch of luck in order to cross the Bridge, spotting the lies as they go.
Away from the cameras, Ross keeps his private life fairly under wraps. The presenter lives at home in Berkshire with his wife Renee O'Brien and his children. Keep reading to find out more about Ross and his family...
Ross Kemp's first wife Rebekah Brooks
© GettyIn the late 90s, Ross began dating journalist Rebekah Wade, who worked for the now-defunct News of the World. The couple got engaged in 1996 and married in 2002, by which point Rebekah was the editor of The Sun. Sadly, the marriage wasn't to last and the couple officially divorced in 2009.
Inside his marriage to second wife Renee O'Brien
In 2012, Ross married his second wife, Australian-born Renee O'Brien, and the couple remain happily married. The family like to keep their personal life private, and little is known about Renee. However, the father-of-four has briefly spoken about his wife in the past.
While discussing his intense filming schedule, the former EastEnders actor revealed his guilt about leaving his family. He previously told Metro Online: "Guilt, I think that’s part and parcel of it. But I think, my wife didn't really know me from my soap days […] So when we [he and Renee] first got together, she just thought I was some kind of grumpy old bald bloke like in a bar – and she's probably right about that today, I’m still a grumpy old bald bloke in a bar."
© GettyMeet the former EastEnders star's children
After his divorce from his first wife Rebekah, Ross became a father for the first time aged 46 when his former partner, makeup artist Nicole Coleman, welcomed a son in October 2010.
Since his marriage to Renee, the documentary maker has welcomed another three children. The couple share a son Leo, born in 2015, and twins Ava and Kitty, born in 2017. Speaking to the MailOnline in 2019, Ross said: "I'm very happy I've got my children and wouldn't have it any other way. I could have done it about a decade earlier though, I should've done.
"I was old, I was in my 40s, I was quite selfish before, in terms of you put yourself first, you look at what's going to be best for you and that totally goes out the window when you have children, you put your children way in front of everything"
The star keeps his kids out of the spotlight, choosing not to bring them to showbiz events or post photographs of them on Instagram.
