Roman Kemp stirs controversy on BBC's The One Show as fans 'complain to Ofcom'

BBC's flagship programme sparked outrage amongst viewers when Roman Kemp interviewed his famous parents Shirlie and Martin, causing upset with accusations of nepotism similar to the ruckus created when Ed Balls chatted with his wife Yvette Cooper on ITVs Good Morning Britain.

Presenting beside Clara Amfo, Roman Kemp found himself in hot water for the family chat including Scissor Sisters' star Jake Shears, which quickly sent fans to social media to air their grievances after watching Thursday night's (October 31) episode.

Audiences were left fuming while sharing their vexations online, with one viewer commenting: "Feel like #TheOneShow should get the same Ofcom complaints #GMB did with Roman interviewing his parents... like Ed interviewing his wife... the nepotism is real."

Another expressed distaste quipping, "Nepo Baby gets to interview parents. Wow, great television."

Additionally, a disgruntled spectator remarked: "All we're missing is Gary and we've got the full set of Kemps. Jesus. This is just wrong."

Meanwhile, another chimed in: "Tonight on #TheOneShow, nepo kid Roman Kemp interviews his parents Martin and Shirlie at his workplace," reports .

And reprising the sentiment, someone added: "@BBCTheOneShow, what's this tonight, 'Bring Your Parents To Work' Day."

But some didn't mind seeing the stars on screen, with one writing:"3 members of the same family on the #bbctheoneshow & what a great family!"

Last month witnessed ITV's chief, Dame Carolyn McCall, in the hot seat as she justified the decision to let GMB presenter Ed Balls interview his wife, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. After a critics' chorus reached Ofcom's ears, McCall reassured the regulatory body that such a scenario was off the table for future broadcasts.

At the Royal Television Society (RTS) London Conference, McCall gave her frank take: "It was a very, very tricky morning, there was a national emergency almost being called, and so we got very short notice that the home secretary was coming on the show."

Furthermore, she revealed Ofcom's choice to drop further actions and noted: "No one has picked up on the fact that Ofcom are not pursuing these complaints because they believe it's fair, balanced and impartial."

She then concluded with a definitive stance: "So would we do it again? No. Was it impartial, fair and balanced? And did they behave professionally? Yes."

The controversial interview conducted by Ed balls with Yvette garnered over 16,000 complaints to Ofcom from concerned viewers.

The One Show airs Mondays-Fridays at 7pm on BBC One.