Rylan Clark makes 'heartbreak' admission as he warns 'it's illegal to do that'
Rylan Clark playfully warned his listeners "that's illegal" while opening up about personal "heartbreak" during his BBC Radio 2 programme.
On his weekend show 'Rylan on Saturday', the broadcaster chose the Steps hit 'One for Sorrow' to celebrate Claire Richards' birthday but found the intro of rain and thunder a bit too close to home.
The nineties anthem, opening with stormy weather sounds, perfectly echoed Rylan's sentiments, as he himself mirrored the song's theme of disillusion in love.
While introducing the iconic track, Rylan shared with his audience: "It might not be raining outside but some of us have been through heartbreak darling, so it's not all about you."
He couldn't help but sing along post-track, jokingly commenting: "What a tune. Don't ruin Steps - it's illegal really to do that.", reports the Express.
Remembered for his breakout on X Factor in 2012, Rylan quickly became a household name after joining Celebrity Big Brother early in 2013, later co-presenting Big Brother's Bit on the Side within the same year.
Big Brother played a significant role in his personal life too, as it's where he met his now ex-husband Dan Neal, a one-time Metropolitan Police detective. They parted ways in 2021 following Rylan's admission of infidelity from years prior.
Detailing his reasons for such an unexpected confession in his autobiography, Ten: The Decade That Changed My Future, Rylan divulged his uncertainty over why he did it, but felt compelled to be honest. On Matt Willis' On the Mend podcast, he confided that the aftermath of his divorce led him to a loss of self.
Rylan Clark has bravely shared the deep impact his divorce had on him, revealing that he stepped back from the public eye for four months. Speaking to The Guardian, Rylan disclosed: "I couldn't understand why I pressed the nuclear button on my seemingly perfect life.
"And it's only now I'm better that I realise it was the ejector seat I needed. Now I just wish I'd pressed that escape button earlier."
The TV star also opened up about a dark period when he was hospitalised after a suicide attempt, saying: "I got so ill to the point where I knew I couldn't get any iller.
"I couldn't speak. I had to learn to speak again, I had to learn to move again. It was like I'd had a stroke.
"I couldn't understand anything. Nothing made sense to me. I couldn't have the TV on and I couldn't listen to music. All I could do was sit in silence. TV and music is my job! I was f***ed."
Despite these challenges, Rylan has made a comeback, continuing with his Radio 2 show and making appearances on shows such as The One Show and This Morning.
