Rylan Clark was left squirming during a candid interview on ITV's The Assembly, where he faced unfiltered questions about his divorce from ex-husband Dan Neal. The 37-year-old presenter, known for his work on shows like Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, appeared visibly uncomfortable when a participant named Cameron asked about the breakdown of his marriage.
A Difficult Question
Cameron posed a probing question: 'When you told your husband you cheated on him, he divorced you. Is honesty always the best policy?' Rylan, caught off guard, replied, 'Oh wow,' before adding, 'Yeah, I think it is. I'm okay admitting I'm in the wrong, because actually I don't deal well with guilt and I don't deal well with secrets. It made me so ill, like so ill. It sounds a terrible thing to say, but I'm glad it happened.'
Reflections on the Marriage
When asked what he missed about Dan, Rylan responded, 'Do you know, I never think about him. So, this is like, my whole body just went [tense]. I miss feeling like I've got it all. I thought I had life done - I've got the job, I've got the family, I've got the marriage, I've got the car, I've got the house. I thought I had it sussed. I didn't have anything sussed. I didn't know what was a real relationship, and I can look back now and know that I don't regret anything. I don't regret anything, so I'll leave that up to your imagination.'
Emotional Aftermath
Speaking to a make-up artist during a break, Rylan admitted, 'I'm so glad I did this. But yeah, [the] Dan questions, I was like [surprised] - I don't even say his name.' He described the end of his marriage as a rug being pulled from under him: 'It's like someone went like that and I fell over, and I couldn't get back up. [It was] like I broke both my arms and legs. I thought I wasn't going to get out of it. I went back to live with my mum because I didn't want to be in my house, because there were too many memories of things in there.'
New Beginnings
In January, Rylan went public with his new boyfriend, Kennedy Bates, sharing snaps from a sun-soaked Maldives holiday. The couple stayed at the lavish Adaaran Select Meedhupparu hotel, enjoying cocktails on the beach and swimming in the clear blue ocean. Rylan captioned the post: 'Maldives. You were perfect. New year, new friends, new beginnings.' Kennedy replied, 'A fantastic little holiday we had.'
Discussing his new relationship on The Assembly, Rylan revealed, 'When I first started dating Kennedy, and I told [my mum] about him, she was like, 'He's handsome,' and he is handsome. And then she was like, 'So, has anything happened?' And I'm like, 'Shut up! Shut up!''
