Rylan Clark has reportedly found love with a fairground worker four years on from his divorce from Dan Neal.
The X Factor star and host, aged 36, was in a marriage with his former spouse Dan for six years until they parted ways in 2021 following Rylan’s confession of infidelity.
And now, Rylan is reportedly in his first serious relationship since the split with a man called Kennedy, a boss at Billy Bates & Sons funfair in Leicestershire.
The This Morning star is said to have been quietly dating the funfair employee for several months and the pair have been ‘inseparable’ over the summer.
‘This new man has certainly put a smile back on Rylan’s face and they have been enjoyed spending lots of time together,’ a source said.
‘Rylan’s family and friends have all met him and they’ve been attending lots of gigs together this summer, including Oasis.
Rylan Clark has reportedly found love with a fairground worker (pictured together in July) four years on from his divorce from Dan Neal
The X Factor star and presenter, 36, was married to his ex-husband Dan (pictured) for six years before they divorced in 2021 after Rylan admitted he cheated on him
The insider told The Sun on Sunday: ‘They’re inseparable, they make a lovely couple.’
DailyMail has contacted Rylan’s representatives for comment.
Last week, Rylan first revealed he was in a relationship with someone new, following his difficult split from husband Dan.
Speaking to his co-star Lottie on his BBC Radio 2 show, Rylan shared a clip from his How To Be In Love podcast, where he interviewed star Louis Theroux.
As the clip came to an end, Lottie cheekily asked him if there was ‘something else’ that was mentioned, sparking a cheeky exchange where Rylan jokingly brushed off his co-host’s questions, before confirming he was indeed seeing someone.
He said: ‘I might have said that I’m… it feels saying it on the radio!’ before admitting he’d ‘kept it a secret for so long,’ but he was indeed ‘seeing someone.’
Lottie added that she and her colleagues had met Rylan’s new partner and thought he was ‘lovely,’ with the former X Factor star adding he is ‘happy’ and ‘very content’ in his new relationship.
Rylan also joked that sharing the romance would bring an end to speculation that he was dating his longtime pal Robert Rinder.
Rylan is reportedly in his first serious relationship since the split with a man called Kennedy, a boss at Billy Bates & Sons funfair in Leicestershire (pictured promoting the fair on social media)
The This Morning star is said to have been quietly dating the funfair employee for several months and the pair have been ‘inseparable’ over the summer (Rylan pictured in 2024)
Earlier this year, Rylan emotionally admitted he felt like a ‘failure’ following his divorce from ex-husband Dan.
On what would have been their ten-year wedding anniversary this year, Rylan got candid about how he felt following the divorce.
Speaking on his new podcast Rylan: How to Be in Love with Stephen Fry, he said: ‘We got married in 2015.
‘That same year, yeah. So it would have been my 10 year anniversary this year.’
Stephen then asked if Rylan felt any kind of responsibility to represent gay marriage, as one of the few LGBTQ+ celebrities.
He asked: ‘But did you feel also that – when it broke up and you were divorced – did you feel that there was in some sense you were letting down the idea of gay marriage, because we have a duty to show that our marriages are as robust and strong as any heterosexual?’
Rylan said: ‘There was part of me that just felt like a complete and utter failure. I felt like I’d failed personally, but I felt like I’d found publicly on behalf of – the gays! You know, I’m not, I’m not ‘head gay’, it’s not that.’
Stephen reassured: ‘No, you’re not, exactly. You’re not a poster child for gayness.’
Rylan continued: ‘But you do feel like, yeah I’m going to get married, I want to get married, I can get married.
‘But when it doesn’t work out you don’t want people to go, ‘you see that’s why they f****** shouldn’t get married’.’
Stephen was quick to insist: ‘You can get married again if you want…’, causing Rylan to hint at his divorce struggles as he quipped: ‘Yeah with a prenup this time, I’m not going through that again.’
Rylan previously revealed his own infidelity during his marriage with Dan caused the downfall of their relationship.
After he revealed that he had been unfaithful, Dan eventually ended the relationship after the heart-wrenching confession.
Earlier this year, Rylan emotionally admitted he felt like a ‘failure’ following his divorce from ex-husband Dan (Rylan and Dan seen in 2017)
Following the heartbreak and the deterioration of his marriage, Rylan had suicidal thoughts and his weight dropped to just nine stone.
He opened up about these challenging times in his second autobiography, TEN: The Decade That Changed My Future.
In the book, he penned a candid reflection and said: ‘I got in a relationship quite young and just went with it. Now I know I’m my own person. I’m not going to settle for something that’s not right. In a way it’s been a bit of a gift.’
‘I’m happy to have sex with someone and that’s that, that’s not a problem. But do I want more? Of course I want more. Am I going to enjoy myself on the way? Abso-f***ing-lutely.’
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