Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

I'm so excited and honoured to be joining the BBC Radio 2 family.

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

Everything has got a place in my house. If something is moved I get a panic attack.

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

I was actually in a Take That tribute band.

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

I am a bit of a lad but don't tell: it will ruin my image!

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

I'm not under any illusion that I'm an A-lister; I don't think I'm even on the alphabet scale. But I'm in people's houses every day - I'm there when they wake up and there when they go to bed. So people think they know who I am. And, to a certain extent, they do.

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

Because I've got veneers, I am always checking to make sure I haven't got food in my teeth.

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

I love having my personal life. Hence why I didn't sell my wedding to a magazine.

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

I went back to 'The X Factor' for one reason, because I wanted to have that full circle. It's where I started, and I went back as a presenter. And that's what I wanted and I got that.

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

I was probably about 13 or 14. I got pulled from a rope swing and some boy kicked me in the head and fractured my skull. It was a horrible time.

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

Anyone who knows me will say I'm the most normal bloke you'll ever meet.

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

I am constantly nice to people. Sometimes they don't deserve it.

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

I'm obsessed with Brexit.

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

I live in quite a smart home. I built it from scratch, so I thought of everything… a lot of my doors are automatic; the whole house is voice-activated.

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

I knew I had to be the gay stereotype that was on the front of the papers every day. And I did my job well. I played the game.

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

I've had many baking disasters but whatever it is, I'll cover it with icing and sprinkles and say a child has made it.

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

In 2013, I had to do 'The Wright Stuff' on about an hour's sleep. I was asked, 'What do you make of the situation in Mali?' and I said, 'Well, I've not seen the film but I know the dog dies in the end.' They were talking about the civil war, and the whole audience took an inward breath. I thought, 'Should I not have revealed the end of the film?'

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

The great thing about 'Stand Up for Cancer' is it doesn't take itself too seriously, this is out there, we're going to help sort it out, and we're going to have a laugh while we do it.

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

I just think we all need a bit of fun in our lives.

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

There's nothing better than getting announced you're doing a job, people slating you, then you do a job and having people go 'he's actually all right.'

Rylan Clark-Neal
Rylan Clark-Neal

People should be able to dance with whoever they want. If two guys or two girls want to dance together, that's great.