Rylan Clark on Heartbreak and Rebuilding a Life in Public
On The Mend
High Performance
4.9 • 566 Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2023
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
This week's guest is the TV and Radio presenter, Rylan Clark.
He joins Matt in the studio to talk about the brilliant highs and crushing lows he's experienced in his life recently. After exploding on to our TV screens in 2012, as a contestant on the X-Factor, Rylan has become one of the most recognisable personalities in the UK. Known for his high energy, laughter and fabulous teeth - he is hard to miss, whether on the TV, Radio or just walking down the street.
But a couple of years ago, Rylan went through a very difficult divorce, which left him feeling the lowest he had ever been. He didn't want to leave the house, or get out of bed, and he became very ill and turned to drink.
In this episode, he opens up to Matt about the highs and lows of fame, loneliness, going through that incredibly difficult time and how he has come through the other side.
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The Samaritans
Alcohol Support on the NHS website
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| 0:00.0 | Want to know who's coming up next? |
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| 0:17.0 | Hello, I'm Matt Willis and this is On the Mend. |
| 0:20.0 | I can't believe I'm actually saying this, but we're halfway through our series already. |
| 0:23.8 | Can you believe it? Time flies, eh? |
| 0:26.3 | And whether you're a new listener to the podcast or you've been with us since the first episode, thank you so much for listening. |
| 0:31.8 | My guest today is TV presenter and radio presenter, author, everything. |
| 0:38.8 | He's an all-round lovely bloke. |
| 0:40.2 | It's Mr. Rylan Clark. |
| 0:41.9 | Now, many of you know him of The X Factor where he started. |
| 0:45.1 | He's on Radio 2, supermarket sweep. |
| 0:47.9 | Strictly, it takes 2. |
| 0:49.8 | He's a very tall, good-looking man with lovely teeth. |
| 0:52.7 | And he's dealt with a lot. |
| 0:54.0 | He's been through some really tough times, but he's got himself out of it, battled loneliness, and has come through the other side shining. It's a pleasure to sit down with him and chat. I've no running for a long time, but we've never talked about anything like this before. And, you know, this is what I love about this podcast, is that we can really kind of get deep with someone and kind of chat about something a bit different than what you normally hear from them. And I think this is exactly that. I hope you enjoy. This is Rylann Clark. Hi, Rylann. How are you, mate? Quite beautiful. You are so great. I'm so pleased to see your face. |
| 1:28.6 | I'm really pleased to see your face. |
| 1:30.6 | You're looking well. |
| 1:31.7 | Am I? |
| 1:32.2 | Yeah. |
| 1:32.8 | I'm all stressed. |
| 1:33.6 | If I didn't know your wife. |
| 1:38.6 | You can get away with a lot with that smile, Ryan. |
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