Rylan Clark – who is hosting coverage of the first Eurovision semi-final tonight (Tuesday, May 7) – has revealed the real reason he quit Strictly: It Takes Two – and his agents were not too happy with the news.
The TV fave joined the spin-off show back in 2019 – co-hosting at the time alongside Zoe Ball. The Radio 2 star then left with Strictly’s former professional dancer Janette Manrara brought in to replace Zoe.
However, in April last year, Rylan left fans gutted when he revealed he would not be returning to It Takes Two.
A few months later, he spoke out about what led him to leave the show after three years.
Rylan Clark news
At the time, Rylan said he was leaving his presenting role to “pass on the baton to someone else and explore what else life has for me”. Now, months on from since his exit, Rylan has finally shared the real reason that led to him saying goodbye.
“I’ve been doing the same type of job for 10 years. For me, I just got to the point, ‘What do I want? What would I like to be? Who do I want to be? What show do I want to do in the future?,'” he told The Sun in September 2023.
What else did Rylan Clark say?
“And it’s really hard to try to work that out while you’re doing different things. So I had to take that step back, have a minute to myself, let it breathe, and not turn on the TV and see yourself while you’re watching what everyone else is doing.”
For me, I just got to the point, ‘What do I want? What would I like to be? Who do I want to be? What show do I want to do in the future?’
Although Rylan did add that the decision was “really good,” he revealed not everyone was impressed with his decision. He explained: “When you tell your agents you’re quitting the biggest show on TV, you can imagine they [bleep] themselves!”
Rylan in talks for new TV show
A year on from Rylan’s announcement, it has been reported that he and Josie are in talks to land their own show together.
“It’s no secret that Josie and Rylan both felt a little hurt by ITV, and given they’re such good mates and love working together, they’ve been in talks about joining forces for a new project in the hope of becoming the next big TV power couple,” a source told Closer recently.
“They’ve always got a huge amount of great feedback when they hosted This Morning together and they have an incredible chemistry, both on and off screen, which has been picked up on by TV bosses who think they have the potential to be the next Richard and Judy.”
Eurovision semi-final 1 is on BBC One and BBC iPlayer tonight (Tuesday, May 7) at 8pm.
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