Woman’s Own – 02 September 2019

Radiowaves

AftersteppinginforZoeBall on BBC Radio 2,

Rylan^

swappedtheTVstudio for the sound

boothafterlandingtheSaturday slot full-time.

Ahead^

ofhittingtheairwaves in January, he

said,‘I’mthrilledthatI’llbe working with them

againto^

filllisteners’Saturday afternoons with

fun,greatmusicandalotof laughter.’

WORDS: REBECCA CALDERWOOD. PHOTOS: GETTY, SHUTTERSTOCK, BBC, ITV1HD, PLANET PHOTOS, CHANNEL 5, CHANNEL 4

2011

Katie

kicks it off

Rylan’s first taste of

fame was all thanks

to Katie Price. As a fresh-faced 22-year-old, he formed

a close bond with the glamour model on reality

competition show Signed By Katie Price. His striking

then-blond hair and perfectly pouting lips took him all

the way to the final, where he landed second place.

2012

The X Factor

After failing to kick-start

a career in the modelling

industry, a slightly older

(and initially longer-

haired) Rylan auditioned

for The X Factor. While

his energetic

appearances and

regular tiffs with Gary

Barlow made for the

perfect Saturday night

viewing, it was his

dramatic Judges’

Houses reaction that

left a lasting impression!

Coming soon...

His two biggest gigs yet?

After trying his hand at pretty much everything in TV

land, the star is set to cha-cha his way onto the

Strictly... set as Zoe Ball’s It Takes Two co-host on

BBC2 this year. He’ll also be taking over from the

late Dale Winton to host the reboot of iconic 90s show

Supermarket Sweep. Is there anything Rylan can’t do?

2019

Couch

potato

His witty one-liners

and no-filter persona

made Rylan the

perfect addition to

this year’s Celebrity

Gogglebox. Alongside

mum Linda, the pair had

viewers in fits of giggles.

Mum Linda

is the star’s

regular sidekick

A beautiful

blond – with

Katie Price

Rocking a bold

new look for

The X Factor

The crying at Judges’

Houses went on

for 45 minutes!

The rise

R lan