Rylan Clark's divorce left him unable to talk for a couple of weeks.
Rylan Clark says his divorce was the worst time in his life
The BBC Radio 2 presenter explained how “horrendous” it was after he split from his ex Dan Neal when he couldn’t eat or speak, prompting him to lose a worrying amount of weight.
In a preview clip of ‘Shopping With Keith Lemon’, which airs on Thursday evening (13.10.22), the 34-year-old broadcaster told host Keith Lemon: “It’s been horrendous,” before telling Keith that he “got ill”.
Rylan said: “I went down to like nine stone and I am six foot four.”
The 'Supermarket Sweep' presenter admitted he “couldn’t eat” or “couldn’t talk for a couple of weeks,” before quipping he knew “some people would be happy to hear” that.
The former 'X Factor’ star said the split was a “major shock” and a huge catalyst for change in his life, but he has vowed to never go back to the “worst place” he’s ever been.
He added: “Everything changed. Now, I sort of look back and I think, like, I’m glad I’ve been to the worst place I could have been. I know I can never let myself get like that again.”
Rylan offered advice to people in similar situations, as he emphasised the importance of talking and living your life.
He said: “If you can, try and talk. Try and go about your day and stuff like that. I couldn’t. It got so bad that I couldn’t be at home and had to go somewhere else.”
The ‘Strictly: It Takes Two’ host admits he wasn’t sure if he was “ready” to return to the companion show of the BBC One Latin and ballroom programme, but it was “too late” to turn back.
Rylan said: “For the first time in 10 years, I remember just hearing the count in my ear, it was ‘Strictly’, and I just thought, ‘Am I ready’ in that three seconds before going on air, ‘Am I ready to be back at work?’. And by then it was too late but sometimes you need to do that. And I was ready. I was ready.”
‘Shopping With Keith Lemon’ continues tonight at 10pm on ITV Hub.
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