Rylan Clark makes 'frightened' confession as he admits 'I can't do it'

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December starts next week, which means most of us will be thinking about getting the Christmas decorations up. But there’s one festive staple that Radio 2’s Rylan Clark won’t be draping on his tree. “I can’t do tinsel, it frightens me,” the star admitted on his Saturday show.

He says that just looking at the glittery garlands “make him itchy.” Instead, he opts for a string of imitation ivy wrapped around his tree.

Rylan adds that, because he’s going to be working a lot over Christmas, he has started decorating early, so he can have some time to “be at home with the tree.” Rylan has a starring role as “The Spirit of the Beans” in Jack and the Beanstalk from Saturday December 14. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing viewers issue same JB Gill and Lauren Oakley complaint as Amy Dowden supports them He jokingly announced he’d be “channeling his inner Olivia Coleman” for the panto at Southend’s Cliffs Pavilion. “It’s a very fun part,” he said For Rylan fans who won’t be able to make it all the way to Essex, there’s still a chance to see him – with a very special guest – over the holiday season.

Mariah Carey – the acknowledged Queen of Christmas – will be joining the Essex-born star for a one-to-one chat. Filmed on location in Los Angeles earlier this year as the multi-platinum record selling, Grammy Award-winning artist Mariah Carey met Rylan for the first time, he quizzed her about life, music, and of course, the festive season as her classic hit All I Want For Christmas Is You celebrates its 30th anniversary Rylan’s home has been decorated for the season, as it was last year, by local florists Early Hours.