Roman Kemp is in talks to host the first series of 'Catfish UK'.
Roman Kemp
The 27-year-old radio host is said to be in the running to front the UK version of MTV's US series - which is fronted by Nev Schulman and Max Joseph - which helps people discover who they are really talking to online.
A TV insider told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre TV column: “Roman is the man with the golden touch when it comes to plum jobs on the telly at the moment and MTV are keen to get a slice of that pie. He was approached for a screen test at the end of last month and his team have been negotiating on fees.
“For MTV and the production team behind Catfish here in the UK, Roman would be their ideal presenter for the show. He’s quick-witted, funny and has a massive following on social media, which makes him the perfect person for their target audience."
'Catfish' launched in the US in 2012 and became a hit with viewers as the hosts would seek out people behind their computer screens pretending to be someone else while dating online.
The hosts are invited to the house of someone who believes they are being catfished online, and the pair then do some digging and find out the catfish's real identity.
Now, MTV are hopeful a UK version of the show could be just as popular and they are currently casting a number of hopeful romantics to take part in the show.
The source added: “Catfish is massive over the pond and they think the British version could be just as successful. The first series is being planned over eight episodes, which will all be an hour long, and will air in 2021.
“They’re casting at the moment for the perfect people to take part, but for MTV, their eyes are on the prize of landing Roman.”