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BBC Radio 2 presenter Rylan Clark has reflected on his life over the past few months, claiming that he's building a "reputation" for himself.Speaking to drag queens Kitty Scott-Claus and Cheryl Hole on the most recent episode of his self-titled Ry-Union podcast, Rylan, 33, chatted to them about their time on BBC Three show, RuPaul's Drag Race.Addressing the hit show's third season, Rylan asked Kitty what it was like to follow in legendary footsteps.Kitty replied: "Do you know what, I'm obviously very good friends with our Cheryl and I went through Cheryl's drag race journey with her back when she started doing season one."And I saw absolutely everything that was happening to her."I was just like this is the most incredible thing that could happen to anybody and I just think the world of our Cheryl."It's like she's dead isn't it, "she quipped.Rylan chimed in, "God bless her soul" before they fell about laughing.Kitty continued: "But I was honestly so in awe of her and everything that it could offer"So when the opportunity arose to audition for season three I was just like of course I'm going to audition, it has to happen, it's going to be fab." (sic)She continued humorously: "I want everything.

Apprentice star Thomas Skinner, a “p***k” when he tricked the presenter into being the new face of his bed shop which opens this weekend.Rylan was completely unaware of his involvement with the project until he saw posters for the shop opening with his face plastered all over them.The Radio 2 host playfully confronted the businessman in view of his 1.6 million Twitter followers.He wrote: “So Thomas Skinner rings me, ‘Ry pop down Saturday to my shop opening’.“I say course mate very proud of you (I’ve known him for 15 years).“He then sends me this...what a p***k. I’m gonna kill you!”Luckily, Rylan saw the funny side and added a multitude of laughing emojis to the post.The Strictly It Takes Two presenter included the promo poster in question for Thomas’ bed shop opening.It featured Rylan with a big grin on his face next to a speech bubble saying: “Possibly the best bed shop in the world.”The advert then named Rylan as the guest of honour and said in large, bold writing: “Shop opening by Rylan!”Tom, who was fired by Lord Alan Sugar in week nine of series 15, reposted the advertisement and quipped that Rylan will be “cutting the ribbon”.He said: “So guys! Lots of hard work but we finally got there!“My first bed shop is opening this Saturday at 10am in Brentwood.“I’ve talked Rylan into cutting the ribbon.

Eamonn Holmes has rushed to the defence of Rylan Clark after an online troll accused the former X Factor star of faking illness. Rylan sparked concern last week after sharing a snap of himself in hospital, and has since gave a health update to his fans and said he was “resting”. His most recent trip to hospital came after he received medical attention last month following his split from husband Dan Neal last year.

BBC Radio 2 presenter Rylan Clark unexpectedly split from his husband Dan Neal in June, 2021, after five years together.

Eamonn Holmes has stepped in to defend Rylan Clark on social media after a troll took aim at the BBC Radio 2 star.GB News star Eamonn, 62, took matters into his own hands when the Twitter troll claimed Rylan had been throwing "sickies" - after he was absent from his Radio 2 show for two weeks.It comes as This Morning star Rylan recently opened up about his health issues.The troll slammed Eamonn and Rylan in the tweet as well as praising Piers Morgan for 'having an opinion'.They wrote: "Never been a fan of @EamonnHolmes but sadly our TV & radio shows are loaded with presenters like him, who openly admit to having no talent or opinions & wonder why they’re in their well paid jobs. "They added: "At least @piersmorgan has an opinion.

Rylan Clark‘s estranged husband Dan Neal has reportedly joined Tinder following their split.Rylan, 33, and former Big Brother contestant Dan, 42, called time on their relationship last year after six years of marriage.Now it appears Dan is looking for love again as the star has reportedly joined dating app Tinder with a simple question for his potential matches.As reported by The Sun, photos on the profile believed to belong to Dan sees him showing off his muscles, including a topless snap where he gazes into the camera while relaxing on the couch.On the profile, ‘his’ interests are listed as enjoying music, football, yoga, working out and grabbing a drink with friends.The bio – generally a space for people to showcase their personality or kick off a conversation with a question – reads simply: ‘What is love?’The news comes amid a difficult time for Rylan, who has been open about his health struggles in recent weeks, including both physical and mental.He was missing from his BBC Radio 2 show for two weeks after spending some time in hospital earlier on in February. Though in true Rylan style, the star revealed the news to fans by saying he was having an extended trip to ‘Costa del hospital’.He shared a picture of himself hooked up to an IV drip joking it was ‘for ultimate sympathy’ and while he didn’t confirm why he had to make a dash to the docs, he did note he was ‘slowly on the mend’ and resting up.After his hospital stint, the presenter appeared on The One Show where he admitted he ‘had a little bit of a dodgy time’ but is now doing better.Rylan had spoken openly about his mental health struggles following his split from Dan, admitting things got ‘really bad’ for several months.Speaking to Davina McCall on his own

Rylan Clark is said to be suffering renewed heartbreak as his estranged husband Dan Neal has reportedly signed up to popular dating app Tinder.The former couple, who decided to call it quits on their six-year marriage last June, have been working through their divorce gradually ever since. Now the Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two presenter, 33, who said his mental health struggles hit him hard over the last year, could be facing the prospect of his former husband moving on for good. Former police officer Dan, 42, opted for a posed selfie smouldering to the camera for his profile picture on the platform, and showed off his muscular bicep by resting on his hand.

Eamonn Holmes, 62, did not hold back today as he defended Rylan Clark, 33, after he was accused of pulling “sickies” while he was forced to miss work due to an illness. Rylan returned to his duties on BBC Radio 2 at the weekend following concerns over his health after falling ill earlier this month.But one listener hit out at Eamonn, who they accused of having “no talent or opinions”, while saying they were becoming “weary” of Rylan’s “sickies”.Taking to social media to reveal their views, Twitter user mjkennington wrote: “Never been a fan of @EamonnHolmes but sadly our TV & radio shows are loaded with presenters like him, who openly admit to having no talent or opinions & wonder why they're in their well paid jobs.“At least @piersmorgan has an opinion.

Rylan Clark has returned to his hosting duties on the radio after a recent hospital stay.The presenter, 33, returned to the airwaves on BBC Radio 2 yesterday after spending some time in hospital for an unspecified illness. Returning to his presenting work, Rylan confirmed that he is now “bouncing fit” and thanked hosts OJ Borg and Gary Davies for covering his show while he was away. Speaking into the microphone, Rylan said: “I want to say a massive thank you to Gary and OJ for stepping in the last couple of weeks, don't stress.” Then referring to himself in the third person, Rylan joked: “He's alive, he's alive, he is back and bouncing fit and do we have a show for you this afternoon." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Rylan previously announced to fans that he had to pull out of his usual afternoon presenting slot as he’d had to spend some time in hospital.The presenter shared a snap from his hospital bed with a cannula in his arm and told his followers: "Finally home after an extended trip to Costa del hospital.

Rylan Clark dodged awkward question about his ex-husband live on his BBC Radio 2 show.The TV and radio host announced his divorce from Dan Neal last year after being married for six years.The 33-year-old who has recently taken a two week break from his radio show due to being unwell returned to his presenting duties on Saturday.Rylan was joined by comedian Lou Sanders to discuss her upcoming tour however, the interview took an unexpected tern.The 36-year-old asked the X Factor star if his ex-partner Dan "was bleeding him dry" amid their divorce.On the show, Rylan shared with BBC listeners that he had taken up the hobby of rollerblading after buying a bargain pair online.The star confessed: "I love little rollerblades!"Lou asked: "Why not quads? They are cuter?"Rylan explained: "No, I find them more difficult!"Sounding surprised that the Celebrity Big Brother winner rollerbladed, Lou asked: "Do you rollerblade?""Yeah I love a blade!", he replied.Lou asked: "Do you whizz about?"Rylan responded: "Yeah me around Vicky park, loving life! Pair of 40£ blades off amazon! I’m laughing.""Oh that is a lovely scene!" Lou said.Rylan laughed and added: "Other online retailers are available."Lou went on to point out: "Yeah but you can probably afford a pair of snazzier ones!"Rylan then hit back: "Darling I’m going through divorce!"Lou asked: "Oh no he bleeding you dry?"Rylan awkwardly gigged and avoided the question: "You know we are going to talk about this after this! Have a bit of Coldplay! I can’t talk about this on the wireless!" before playing a song.The presenter met former policeman Dan in 2015 after he interviewed him on Big Brother sin-off show Big Brother's Bit on the Side after he was a housemate and got evicted. Stay up to

The One Show's Alex Jones was ripped into by her co-star Rylan Clark after he told viewers about an awkward animal revelation of hers.On Friday's programme, the pair presented the show and discussed the happy news of a new baby aardvark at Chester Zoo.Alex introduced the segment and said: "But first though, another kind of celebration, his week Chester Zoo announce the arrival of a baby aardvark who has been nicknamed dobby after Harry Potter famous house elf.To which Rylan replied: "Keepers weren't initially too sure if Dobby was a boy or a girl. We weren't too sure what one looked like Alex thought on was a mythical creature."Alex then shouted: "Stop it!"Rylan then quipped: "And she thought it was just on CBBC, long live Otis the aardvark.

Rylan Clark has reassured fans that he is now feeling better as he returned to work on Thursday. Appearing on the One Show alongside Alex Jones on Thursday, the 33-year-old addressed the recent concerns about his health as he admitted to having a "dodgy time" lately.MORE: Rylan Clark releases new health update after hospital dash"How are you lovely?" Alex said as she welcomed Rylan to the show. "People have been worried." Rylan - who recently ended up in hospital - explained that he's feeling better, saying: "I'm good.

Rylan Clark has given his fans an update on his health and condition following his worrying trip to the hospital.The 33 year old TV presenter made his welcome return to The One Show and explained his absence during a chat with co-host Alex Jones on the green sofa.The Welsh mum-of-two, 44, immediately shared her concern for the Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two star, asking him how he was feeling after his traumatic visit to the doctor. "How are you? People have been worried," Alex said.

Josie Gibson has posted a message of concern for Rylan Clark, after the presenter had been recently spending some time in hospital. The TV personality, 37, took to Twitter to send her well wishes to Rylan, after he recently revealed he’d been taken to hospital last week for an unspecified cause . Alongside a string of heart emojis, Josie wrote: “I am sending so much love to one of the nicest men in showbiz @Rylan you are so loved, so bloody gorgeous and more importantly you have a beautiful heart.” Under her post, other commenters chimed in, with one writing: “we hope you [Rylan] are ok.

Rylan Clark has opened up about his mental health struggles, admitting that his “crisis” hit him “like a baseball bat”.The now-BBC Radio 2 presenter shot to fame when he finished in fifth place on Simon Cowell’s talent show ‘The X Factor’ in 2012.He has since gone on to work in television and the media, and won Celebrity Big Brother in 2013, as well as becoming the host of Supermarket Sweep.Rylan broke up with his husband Dan Neal after a six year marriage in June last year, and admitted that he had been “going through a tough time” earlier this year.Now, Rylan has opened up on his ‘Ry-Union’ podcast about his struggles with mental health.The star’s guest Ella Henderson was talking about the honesty involved in creating her new album when the pair got onto the topic of mental health.“Mental health is so prevalent, it’s one of those things that people are talking more and more openly about,” Rylan said.“I’ve never in my life thought that I would ever go through a crisis like that, but I did ultimately.“It literally hit me round the face like a baseball bat, because I thought that I was too strong for it, like I’m never going to let anything like that happen to me.“But then it does, and it’s really really hard to deal with.”The showbiz star took some time out after his breakup, and recently updated his Instagram followers when he reassured fans that he would be back soon after he pulled out of his radio show because of illness.The 33 year-old posted a picture of a cannula in his arm, but didn’t elaborate on his condition.In an interview with The Guardian earlier this year, Rylan admitted that he had lost weight rapidly after splitting with Dan, reportedly shrinking to 9 stone despite his lanky 6ft 4in frame.To get more

BBC Radio 2 presenter admitted that the breakup “hit him round the face” as he “never thought’ he would experience something like it.Speaking on his podcast Ry-Union, the Strictly: It Takes Two host confessed the split was “really hard to deal with”.He explained: “I’ve never in my life thought that I would go through a crisis like that."But I did, ultimately, and it literally hit me round the face like a baseball bat, because I always thought I was too strong for it."Like, I’m never going to let anything like that happen to me, but then it does and it’s really, really hard to deal with.”Earlier this month, Rylan sparked concerns over his health after being rushed to hospital over a bout of ill health.The reason for his hospitalisation was not confirmed, but he previously told his fans he had come down with the flu and was bedridden for a few days.Due to his health issue, Rylan could be set to miss his Rylan On Saturday radio show for the second week in a row.He has been temporarily replaced on the BBC Radio 2 show by presenter OJ Borg.It has not yet been confirmed whether Rylan will be well enough to host the show this weekend.But yesterday the TV star shared a new update to let fans know he will be “back soon”.In an Instagram post, Rylan gave his 1.5 million followers an insight into how he is keeping his spirits up while he receives treatment.He uploaded a picture of a huge jar filled with Kinder Happy Hippos with a tower of boxes of the popular chocolate visible in the background.The snap also showed a pile of Nutella and breadsticks.Rylan captioned the post: “Whenever I feel ill I turn into such a child.“Resting up be back sooooooon.” (sic)Fans promptly took to the post’s comments section to send Rylan their

Rylan Clark has revealed that he felt as though he was "hit round the face" following his split from Dan Neal after six years of marriage.TV and radio presenter Rylan took four months off work on BBC Radio 2 and was later hospitalised after "losing" himself over the separation. Now, the 33 year old, who recently shared a health update after being rushed to hospital with a mystery illness, has opened up on his mental wellbeing on his podcast Ry-Union, where he explained the break up was "hard to deal with". “I’ve never in my life thought that I would go through a crisis like that," he shared.