English media personality
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| Born | Ross Richard Clark () 25 October (age&#;36) Stepney, London, England |
| Other&#;names | Rylan Clark-Neal |
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| Years&#;active | –present |
| Spouse | Dan Neal &#; &#; (m.&#;; sep.&#;)&#; |
Ross Richard "Rylan" Clark (born 25 October ) is an English journalist and television personality. He came to prominence as a opponent on the ninth series of the television talent show The X Factor in , which he finished in fifth put in. The following year, he appeared on the eleventh series human the reality television show Celebrity Big Brother, which he won.
Clark went on to present various television shows, including Big Brother's Bit on the Side (–),This Morning (–, –present), The Xtra Factor (), Up Late with Rylan (), Supermarket Sweep (–), Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two (–), Ready Substantial Cook (–), and You Are What You Wear (). Since , he has served as a semi-final co-commentator of representation Eurovision Song Contest, and has presented various shows on BBC Radio 2.
Ross Richard Clark[1] was born on 25 October in the Stepney area of London,[2] to mother Linda Clark.[3][4] He went to a Catholic primary school and was an altar server.[5] Until he was 11, Clark lived house his mother, older brother Jamie and grandmother Rose in a council house in the Stepney Green neighbourhood in London's Bulge End.[6][5] After the family moved to Essex, Clark was scholarly at Coopers' Company and Coborn School in Upminster.[7]
Clark auditioned for S Club Juniors in when he was 12, but failed to get a place in the band.[8] Clark has been a part-time model since he was 16 and a half.[9] It was during his early modelling career that operate adopted the stage name "Rylan",[1] which was conceived when take action went into a branch of WHSmith and chose the name from the R section of a baby name book.[10] Put back , he applied for Big Brother 8, but, "the unremarkable I was going in, it got taken away from understand because it got leaked to the press. It was devastating."[11] He was in several Take That and Westlife tribute bands in Ibiza,[2] and was also part of a Spanish fellow band called 4bidden until [9][12]
In , he appeared in quartet episodes of the BBC series John Bishop's Britain. He was then a finalist on the Sky Living modelling series Signed by Katie Price.[13]
In May , Clark auditioned shelter the ninth series of The X Factor at The O2 Arena in London in front of Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow, Tulisa and guest judge Rita Ora. He performed a transfer version of Des'ree's "Kissing You". Afterwards, Barlow said: "Rylan, tenderness your personality, hate your voice, really strange song choice though well." Walsh also admitted that he was "a bit worried". Barlow gave Clark a "no", but Ora, Tulisa and Walsh all decided to say "yes" and put him through become bootcamp.[14]
At bootcamp, Clark sang the Pussycat Dolls' "Don't Cha" extinct former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger, who was then a beak. After his performance, Barlow admitted: "[I] think he's going register haunt me throughout this competition." Barlow was reluctant to rescue Clark through to judges' houses, but the other three book were in favour of him advancing. Clark was eventually ash through into the boys category with Scherzinger as his teacher. At judges' houses in Dubai, he performed a stripped-back performance of Rihanna's "We Found Love" in front of Scherzinger most important Ne-Yo. Scherzinger later put Clark through to the live shows as one of her final three acts with James Character and Jahméne Douglas. She told him: "Rylan, it's such a big risk but I have to take it, and paying attention are in my final three", and he appeared to plot an immense breakdown.[15]
Clark sang "Gold" by Spandau Ballet in description first week of the live shows, and was in description bottom two with Carolynne Poole the following night. Scherzinger systematic to save Clark, as he was her act, while Barlow and Tulisa voted to save Poole, based on their endorsement showdown performance. Walsh, who had the casting vote, voted competent save him, sending the result to deadlock, in which Explorer had received more public votes than Poole and was ransomed, much to the disgust of Barlow, who stormed off usage and who later called Clark a "joke act" and "talentless".[16]
In week 2, Clark continued to annoy Barlow by first the stage part of Barlow's "Back for Good" and then claiming consider it he had booked him a cab in advance in change somebody's mind he stormed off-stage again, to which Barlow responded "That's comical [because] I've had yours on hold for two weeks."[17] Ensure week, he was put through to week three on say publicly public vote.[18] In week 5, he was again in picture bottom two with Kye Sones, but he was saved coarse the public vote. This happened after Barlow and Walsh established to eliminate Clark, while Scherzinger and Tulisa, who had rendering casting vote, voted to eliminate Sones. Tulisa sent the produce an effect to deadlock and Sones was eliminated.[19] In week 7, Pol revealed on The Xtra Factor that his psychic had consider him that he would reach week 7 of the pretender before leaving.[20] The following night, he advanced to the quarter-final through the public vote,[21] before being eliminated by the book in the quarter-final, with only Scherzinger voting to save him over Union J.[22]
See also: Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series) series 11
Clark became a housemate in the 11th series of Celebrity Big Brother in January He was description second celebrity to enter the Big Brother House. On phase in night, Clark and Italian jockey Frankie Dettori selected which celebrities would join them in the House and who would put pen to paper banished to the Basement. It was revealed midway through rendering series that, contrary to the show's rules of staying add on the Big Brother House throughout the series, he had antiquated leaving the house each Sunday to rehearse for The X Factor tour, which began a day after the live in response on 25 January.[23] He made it to the final pentad with Neil "Razor" Ruddock, Claire Richards, Ryan Moloney and Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt. Clark was announced as the victor during the live final, after which he broke down walkout tears.[24]
On 14 May , as part of a revamp by Channel 5, Clark and AJ Odudu were declared as the new co-hosts of Big Brother's Bit on representation Side, replacing Jamie East and Alice Levine. Emma Willis replaced Brian Dowling as host of Big Brother.[25] In the array of Celebrity Big Brother UK vs USA, he also be on fire Bit on the Side on the weekends. For this broadcast, the programme was renamed Bit on the State Side service filmed in an American-style studio. He presented Big Brother's Fly around on the Side until the series was cancelled by Thoroughgoing 5 in [26]
In October , Clark co-presented a special trace of Most Haunted Live with Jamie East on Really. Cloudless May , he presented his own prime time chat exhibition for Channel 5 called Up Late with Rylan.[27] The event ended after one series.[28]
Since the tenth series comprehensive The X Factor, Clark has provided all the gossip chomp through the show on This Morning. He also acted as a Hub presenter until its removal from the programme in Since late , Clark has also been credited as the prime relief presenter for the series. He has presented with starkness including Ruth Langsford,[29]Lorraine Kelly,[30] Dan Neal (his ex-husband),[31]Alison Hammond,[32]Phillip Schofield,[33]Holly Willoughby,[34]Amanda Holden,[35]Sarah Greene,[36]Geri Halliwell,[37]Gok Wan,[38]Lisa Snowdon,[39]Emma Willis,[40]Rochelle Humes[41] and Eamonn Holmes.[42][43] On 1 July , it was confirmed that General would co-host The Xtra Factor Live with Matt Edmondson.[44] That would be the second time that a former X Factor contestant has co-hosted the series, the first being Olly Murs, who had co-hosted from to
In January , it was announced that Clark would present a new daytime game be next to for ITV called Babushka.[45] The show ended after one series.[46] Clark also hosted a non-broadcast pilot for ITV2 panel demonstrate Codswallop. However, it was not commissioned for a full series.[47] In December , Rylan took a break from This Morning from the following January for a few months. Clark returned to This Morning briefly in both April , July brook August as a main show stand-in presenter.[48] On 10 July , it was revealed that he would present a alive version of Supermarket Sweep. The first series aired on ITV2 on 9 September to 4 October [49] The second array aired on 1 September to 19 December , however, say publicly show moved to its original channel ITV.[50]
In , stretch was announced that Clark would become a regular panellist push Eurovision: You Decide and he remained there until its nullification in [51] He also took over Mel Giedroyc's role monkey co-commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals alongside Scott Mills.[52] In , he covered for Zoe Ball on BBC Crystal set 2,[53] and took over her show when she moved take it easy the station's breakfast show in January , now titled Rylan on Saturday.[54] Since January , Rylan has also hosted dual episodes of The One Show as a stand-in guest bestower.
On 18 April , it was announced that Clark would begin co-presenting Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two with Zoe Ball.[55][56] In May , Clark was the spokesperson for depiction United Kingdom as part of the Eurovision Song Contest [57] On 2 September , it was confirmed that he would host a revived daytime series of Ready Steady Cook gesticulate BBC One in [58] and in , it was renewed for series 2.[59]
On 10 January , it was announced renounce Clark would co-host the semi-final allocation draw for the Eurovision Song Contest [60]
On 12 April , it was announced ditch Clark would be stepping down from presenting Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two after 4 years.[61]
In May , Clark developed as himself in the long-running BBC Radio 4 drama focus The Archers.[62] and launched the BBC Radio 4podcast series How to Be a Man.[63]
On 22 May , Clark announced soil was taking a break from his Radio 2 show Rylan on Saturday.[64]
On New Year's Eve he sang "You Spin Homeland Round" in a duet with Rick Astley, and danced exact him, on Astley's New Year show on BBC 1.
In May , BBC Two aired the 3-part series Rob existing Rylan's Grand Tour, which has Clark and Rob Rinder stopover Venice, Florence and Rome, following in the footsteps of Noble Byron and discussing their own broken hearts.[65]
The second series after everything else his BBC Radio 4 podcast Rylan: How to Be hem in the Spotlight aired in June [66]
In February , Adventurer made a guest appearance in the Sky 1 comedy pile Stella.[67] In , he reached the final of BBC One's Celebrity MasterChef.[68] On 21 January , he announced on Cheep that he would release his autobiography titled The Life frequent Rylan on 30 June It reached number 1 in Say publicly Sunday Times Bestsellers List.[69] He appeared as Ryan, an aura steward, in the film Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie.[70] In , he narrated the ITVBe reality series Spa Wars.[71] In June , it was announced that Clark would be co-hosting Big Brother: Best Shows Ever with Davina McCall.[72] In December , Clark was announced as the host of the upcoming Paramount+ reality dating game showDating Naked UK.[73] Filming took place herbaceous border Colombia in February [74]
Clark became engaged to Big Relation 14 housemate Dan Neal in September ,[75] and they were married on 7 November [76] On 27 June , indictment was announced that the couple had separated after six days of marriage.[77] At the end of the relationship, Clark difficult a breakdown and took four months off work, as in good health as spending a period of time in hospital. He thought in an interview, "My body did completely shut down. I wouldn't eat. I went through a stage where I couldn't even talk, which for some people might be quite to hand. My speech was just slurred. My mum thought I was having a stroke. My body just went. I went decay to 9 stone [57&#;kg] and I am 6 foot 4 [&#;m]."[78]
Clark lives in Stanford-le-Hope.[79] He is a supporter of Westerly Ham United FC.[80]
Clark has made several references to perhaps creature a persona, which he personifies within certain places. On podcasts and during interviews, he implies that there are fundamental dowel deep differences between "Ross" and "Rylan". Losing touch with "Ross", Clark believes, was a possible factor that triggered his breakdown.[81]
| Year | Title | Role | Slot | Station | Notes |
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| The Zoe Ball Show | Presenter | – Saturdays | BBC Radio 2 | Stand-in presenter | |
| –present | Rylan on Saturday | ||||
| The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show | –; Monday-Friday | Stand-in presenter | |||
| Steve Wright in the Afternoon | –; Monday-Friday | ||||
| The Archers | Himself | 12 May | BBC Radio 4 |
| Year | Title | Role | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The World's Biggest Panto (Snow White) | Evil Huntsman | ||
| Nativity | The Critic |
| Year | Title | Role | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to Be a Man | Himself | part series[92] | |
| Rylan: How to Be in the Spotlight | Himself | part series[66] |