Martin Kemp branded 'absolute gentleman' over gesture to fan with ill husband

22 December 2023 , 10:43

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Martin Kemp branded 'absolute gentleman' over kind gesture to fan with critically ill husband (Image: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Martin Kemp was hailed an 'absolute gentleman' after helping a disgruntled fan with a critically ill husband who wanted to resell their tickets.

The star is playing his Christmas Back to the 80s set at Dreamland Margate on December 22, with one fan originally buying accessible tickets in hopes of attending the event with her ill husband. However, as he's in the ICU, she contacted the ticket-selling website in hopes of reselling the tickets.

She had no answer after three days and took to social media to contact them again. Her first tweet, sent on December 19, read: "You won’t allow me to resell the accessible tickets for @realmartinkemp at @DreamlandMarg and you are not responding to my requests for info. My husband is critically ill in the ICU. If we had ‘normal’ tickets, I could have resold them. How is this not discrimination?"

On Friday, she tweeted again: "Still no reply???? @DreamlandMarg - is this who you choose to sell your tickets? Absolutely no response to blatant disability discrimination. Husband is still in ICU by the way. (Hope you have a great set though @realmartinkemp - sorry we can’t we be there)"

Martin helped out a fan in need of assistance (Twitter)

Martin caught wind of the tweet and told the fans he would personally refund their tickets as they never received an answer from the website. He retweeted the post and added: "I’m so sorry to hear this I will follow you and you can DM me I will refund your tix personally And I will follow up... More than that I wish your husband well. And wish him a speedy recovery And when he is well, come to another show as my guests!!"

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Martin is performing his Back To The 80s gigs (ITV)

People rushed to the comment section to praise the 62-year-old for being an 'absolute gentleman' and helping out his fans. One impressed user wrote: "What an Absolute Gentleman you are Martin, I bet many wouldn’t bother, just shows how much you care about your Fans! That's why you’re So well-liked.

"Lovely Gesture and Invite and I hope the Gentleman makes a full and speedy recovery. Thank you Martin for showing others how It’s Done! Wishing you and your family a Very Merry Christmas. Best wishes for 2024."

Another fan commented: "Martin you are a true gentleman. Thank you. [Original User] I’m wishing your husband well and hope you both get to go and see Martin when he is better," while one user posted: "Just when you thought @realmartinkemp could not get any hotter."

Martin is performing several dates next year, including in Lincoln, Swindon, Colchester, Dorking, Holmfirth, Farsley, York and more.

Zara Woodcock