Rylan Clark left 'so embarrassed' over meeting with Mariah Carey as he says 'she's promised'

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Rylan Clark has told how he feels "embarrassed" after leaving Mariah Carey waiting before the pair filmed their TV special. The 36-year-old presenter sat down with the All I Want For Christmas Is You legend for a special conversation about her life and career that's set to air on the BBC in December But although the 55-year-old singer has a reputation for being a diva, Rylan was the one who was late to the set of 'Mariah Meets Rylan'.

He admitted to The Sun newspaper's TV Biz column: "She was half an hour early, so she had to wait for me. I was so embarrassed." And despite Mariah's reputation, Rylan insisted she was down-to-earth with few demands and she has even promised to visit his beloved mum Linda next time she is in the UK.

He said: "She was just so decent, like, in between when we were sort of cutting cameras and stuff like that, we were just chatting normally. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Jamie Borthwick tells Tess Daly 'all he can say' as he misses out on quarter-final “She’s promised to come round and she’s looking forward to meeting [his mum] Linda.

Do you know what her drink was? She likes a Snapple, just like a little fruit juice.” Mariah is not the first A-lister Rylan has been fortunate enough to interview, as he has also sat down with the likes of Madonna, Cher, and Kylie Minogue, and he is now keen to continue to "corner the diva market" with some other big female singers.