1. Ross Richard "Rylan" Clark was born on 25 October 1988 and is an English broadcaster and television personality.
42 Facts About Rylan Clark
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Rylan Clark came to prominence as a contestant on the ninth series of the television talent show The X Factor in 2012, which he was the ninth contestant eliminated.
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Ross Richard Clark was born on 25 October 1988 in the Stepney area of London, to mother Linda Clark.
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Rylan Clark went to a Catholic primary school and was an altar server.
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Until he was 11, Rylan 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.
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Rylan Clark auditioned for S Club Juniors in 2001 when he was 12, but failed to get a place in the band.
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Rylan Clark has been a part-time model since he was 16 and a half.
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Rylan Clark was then a finalist on the Sky Living modelling series Signed by Katie Price.
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In May 2012, Rylan Clark auditioned for 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.
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Rylan Clark performed a dance version of Des'ree's "Kissing You".
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At bootcamp, Rylan Clark sang the Pussycat Dolls' "Don't Cha" with former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger, who was then a judge.
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Rylan Clark was eventually put through into the boys category with Scherzinger as his mentor.
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Rylan Clark sang "Gold" by Spandau Ballet in the first week of the live shows, and was in the bottom two with Carolynne Poole the following night.
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Walsh, who had the casting vote, voted to save him, sending the result to deadlock, in which Rylan Clark had received more public votes than Poole and was saved, much to the disgust of Barlow, who stormed off stage and who later called Rylan Clark a "joke act" and "talentless".
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In week 7, Rylan Clark revealed on The Xtra Factor that his psychic had told him that he would reach week 7 of the competition before leaving.
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Rylan Clark became a housemate in the eleventh series of Celebrity Big Brother in January 2013.
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Rylan Clark was the second celebrity to enter the Big Brother House.
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Rylan Clark made it to the final five with Neil "Razor" Ruddock, Claire Richards, Ryan Moloney and Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt.
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Rylan Clark was announced as the winner during the live final, after which he broke down into tears.
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Rylan Clark presented Big Brother's Bit on the Side until the series was cancelled by Channel 5 in 2018.
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In October 2015, Rylan Clark co-presented a special edition of Most Haunted Live with Jamie East on Really.
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Since the tenth series of The X Factor, Rylan Clark has provided all the gossip from the show on This Morning.
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Rylan Clark acted as a Hub presenter until its removal from the programme in 2014.
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Since late 2014, Rylan Clark has been credited as the main relief presenter for the series.
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Rylan Clark has presented with others including Ruth Langsford, Lorraine Kelly, Dan Neal, Alison Hammond, Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby, Amanda Holden, Sarah Greene, Geri Halliwell, Gok Wan, Lisa Snowdon, Emma Willis, Rochelle Humes and Eamonn Holmes.
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Rylan Clark hosted a non-broadcast pilot for ITV2 panel show Codswallop.
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In December 2017, Rylan Clark took a break from This Morning from the following January for a few months.
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Rylan Clark returned to This Morning briefly in both April 2018, July 2018 and August 2018 as a main show stand-in presenter.
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In 2018, it was announced that Rylan Clark would become a regular panellist on Eurovision: You Decide and he remained there until its cancellation in 2020.
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Rylan Clark took over Mel Giedroyc's role as co-commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals alongside Scott Mills.
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Since January 2019, Rylan Clark has hosted multiple episodes of The One Show as a stand-in guest presenter.
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On 18 April 2019, it was announced that Rylan Clark would begin co-presenting Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two with Zoe Ball.
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In May 2019, Rylan Clark was the spokesperson for the United Kingdom as part of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.
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On 12 April 2023, it was announced that Rylan Clark would be stepping down from presenting Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two after 4 years.
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In May 2023, Rylan Clark appeared as himself in the long-running BBC Radio 4 drama series The Archers.
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In February 2014, Rylan Clark made a guest appearance in the Sky 1 comedy series Stella.
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Rylan Clark appeared as Ryan, an air steward, in the 2016 film Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie.
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In June 2020, it was announced that Rylan Clark would be co-hosting Big Brother: Best Shows Ever with Davina McCall.
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In December 2023, Rylan Clark was announced as the host of the upcoming Paramount+ reality dating game show Dating Naked UK.
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In 2024, Rylan Clark appeared in the panto, Jack and the Beanstalk at the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea and was nominated for his performance as Best Newcomer at The Pantomime Awards 2025.
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Rylan Clark became engaged to Big Brother 14 housemate Dan Neal in September 2014, and they were married on 7 November 2015.
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Rylan Clark has made several references to perhaps being a persona, which he personifies within certain places.