Since replacing Zoe Ball in 2019, Ryan Clark hasn’t presented his BBC Radio 2 show, but he claims he has also pitched another idea to the radio station’s bosses.
Rylan Clark says BBC bosses “won’t listen” as he questioned a “decision” made by the broadcaster. The 36-year-old has been presenting his Saturday afternoon slot on BBC Radio 2 since 2019. He replaced presenter Zoe Ball when she moved to the station’s coveted breakfast slot.
Scott Mills has since replaced Zoe, 54, with whom she left the show. However, Ryan maintains a national broadcast presence and is the host of a number of BBC podcasts.
He did, however, say that he thinks he would make a great addition to the station. Despite making fun of the fact that he had to apologize to BBC bosses, he still racked up the sneer.
He made the revelation over the weekend when he showed off his geography prowess. Sally Boazman, a traffic presenter, inquired during the bulletin: “Is there a portion of the A13 Stanford-Le-Hope bypass that is eastbound and a place called Fobbing?” Is there a place called “Fobbing”?
Rylan, an Essex boy, said, “Yeah, it’s basically the Basildon turn-off.” It’s a small village on the outskirts of Corringham, he continued.
Sally responded, “You should do the traffic, shouldn’t you?” which Rylan made a joke about: “I should. They won’t listen to what I’ve been saying for years.
Before working in radio, Rylan rose to fame when he appeared on the X Factor in 2012. He was eliminated in the quarter final as James Arthur went on to win the competition.
Just weeks later however, Rylan was whisked away to the Celebrity Big Brother house. He won over the nation and was crowned the winner, ahead of reality stars Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag.
He later went on to work as a reporter on This Morning as well as presenting Big Brother’s Bit on the Side. Since 2018 he has commentated on the semi-finals of Eurovision alongside fellow Radio 2 star Scott.
For his documentary Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour, which included Rob Rinder and him traveling around Italy, Rylan won a BAFTA earlier this year. After separating from his ex-husband Dan Neal in 2021, Ryan described the show as “two gay guys going through a divorce,” while Rob and his own husband are still together.
Speaking to the Mirror and other press, Rylan said: “The show, it happened at a really weird time for me. I wasn’t fully over some of the breakdown of my marriage and stuff like that. I was flung with a judge. It was the best therapy I needed.
From the moment we meet and how raw I was then, I detest that word in television. With cameras nearby, it was like being an adolescent once and starting over.
“Everyone who worked on the show gave the show its exact appearance.” They made no effort to improve the appearance.
Source: Mirror
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