Rylan clark biography

English media personality

Ross Richard "Rylan" Clark (born 25 October 1988) is an English broadcaster and television personality. He came to prominence as a contestant on the ninth series of the television talent show The X Factor in 2012, which he finished in fifth place. The following year, he appeared on the eleventh series of 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 (2013–2018),This Morning (2013–2019, 2022–present), The Xtra Factor (2016), Up Late with Rylan (2016), Supermarket Sweep (2019–2020), Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two (2019–2022), Ready Steady Cook (2020–2021), and You Are What You Wear (2020). Since 2018, he has served as a semi-final co-commentator of the Eurovision Song Contest, and has presented various shows on BBC Radio 2.

Early life

Ross Richard Clark was born on 25 October 1988 in the Stepney area of London, to mother Linda Clark. He went to a Catholic primary school and was an altar server. Until he was 11, Clark lived with his mother, older brother Jamie and grandmother Rose in a council house in the Stepney Green neighbourhood in London's East End. After the family moved to Essex, Clark was educated at Coopers' Company and Coborn School in Upminster.

Career

Career beginnings

Clark auditioned for S Club Juniors in 2001 when he was 12, but failed to get a place in the band. Clark has been a

Biography

Born Ross Richard Clark on 25th October 1988 in Essex, Rylan first appeared on TV in 2011 on Sky Living's modelling contest Signed by Katie Price in which he finished as runner-up. However it would be the following year before he came to wider public attention, when he auditioned for the ninth series of The X Factor. He's best remembered for his very emotional reaction when told by mentor Nicole Scherzinger that he was going through to the live shows (see Trivia below). He would ultimately finish in fifth place, however not before irritating judge Gary Barlow every week with his performances.

Following The X Factor, Rylan participated in the eleventh series of Celebrity Big Brother, which he would go on to win. Since leaving the Big Brother house he has developed a career as a television presenter, starting with small roles on ITV's This Morning and Daybreak. He joined the presenting team for Big Brother spin-off programme Big Brother's Bit on the Side, from June 2013, alongside main show host Emma Willis and AJ Odudu. Rylan became the sole presenter of Bit on the Side from summer 2015 until the show ended in 2018.

In November 2015, Rylan married Dan Neal, a contestant on Big Brother in 2013, after the two met on Bit on the Side. Following this he began being credited as Rylan Clark-Neal. They split in June 2021.

Trivia

One of Rylan's X Factor performances had to be blocked from ITV1+1 after he sang "Rylan style" instead of "Gangnam Style", which the producers weren't expecting, and therefore hadn't attempted to scour permission for. The backing dancers for that performance, Saera and Alix, would later turn up as contestants on a Twin Special of Rylan's Supermarket Sweep.

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Ross Richard Clark (born 25 October 1988), known professionally as Rylan Clark, is an English television presenter, radio personality, singer, narrator and model.

Career

Rylan became famous after being a contestant on The X Factor in 2012. He finished in fifth place. After appearing on X Factor, he was a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother. He then became a presenter on the side-show Big Brother's Bit on the Side from 2013 to 2018. In 2013, he also joined as one of the presenters on both This Morning and The Xtra Factor.

Ryan has also presented the BBC Two television programme Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two with Janette Manrara (usually Zoë Ball) since 2019. He is also the host of the reviewed editions of Supermarket Sweep and Ready Steady Cook, as well as the BBC's You Are What You Wear.

Since 2018, Rylan has also been one of the commentators for the United Kingdom's viewers for the Eurovision Song Contest.

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