Take Nothing for Granted, Ross Kemp
Take Nothing for Granted, Ross Kemp
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Take Nothing for Granted
Tales from an Unexpected Life

Author: Ross Kemp

Narrator: Ross Kemp

Unabridged: 8 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Seven Dials

Published: 09/28/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Famous for his portrayal of the iconic hardman Grant Mitchell and as the presenter of various documentaries exploring the most dangerous people and places on the planet, BAFTA-winning actor Ross Kemp is one of the UK's most-loved TV stars. Here, for the first time ever, Ross shares tales from his remarkable life.

From a childhood in Essex, most of which was spent in his mum's hairdressing salon and pretending the fields and streams at the end of his garden were the Amazon rainforest, to finding himself travelling down through the real thing forty years later, Ross's life has taken many twists and turns.

Through it all there's been no plan, no roadmap, no strategy. Ross has gone from one wild adventure to the next, and never quite felt like he's fitted in anywhere. These are heart-warming and hilarious stories of the funny, scary, exciting and unbelievable things that have happened along the way. From renting a one room flat that reeked of mould and damp at drama school, to his audition for Eastenders and filming shows in active war zones across the world, this is Ross Kemp in his own words.

With over 100 brilliantly funny tales and surprising stories, it is warm, energetic and endlessly entertaining, and a fascinating snapshot of a life lived to the full.

Reviews

Ross put some funny twists in this book. It was a really interesting read.......more

This book was so very interesting to read and some of the topics in this book are hard hitting but they need to be in the book to make people aware of what’s happening around the world. The way Ross speaks about individual experiences and people in this book with so much emotion and sympathy is amaz......more

Goodreads review by Natalie

What a brilliant biography. I felt like I was actually sitting in a room with Ross. I think the audio book of this would be great! This was Ross' story for the first time written down, some crazy stories from his life first as an actor and then making documentaries. Arguably, that side of his life w......more

Goodreads review by Aoife

When I was younger I was obsessed with Ross Kemp’s documentaries. I thought it was so bizarre that he could pivot himself from a well known soap actor to a truth seeker and hard hitting investigative documentary maker and this book shares that journey, patching stories together of his time making it......more

Goodreads review by Susan

I don't watch EastEnders, and neither have I seen any of the author's numerous documentaries, but I do enjoy a memoir. This was a series of short chapters telling stories from Kemp's life and extensive life experience gleaned from filming harrowing situations. There's not a great deal about the man'......more


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