Rylan Clark-Neal ‘urged to take a year off work after breaking down while hosting Radio 2’

‘People were concerned he’d come back too fast:’ Rylan Clark-Neal ‘is urged to take a year off’ by BBC bosses after breaking down while hosting Radio 2 in wake of marriage split


Rylan Clark-Neal has been urged to take a year off by BBC bosses, according to reports.

The request came after Rylan, 32, ‘broke down during his Radio 2 show’ last month which led to producers ‘holding a crisis meeting’.

Rylan – who is set to divorce his husband Dan Neal after fighting to save their six-year marriage – stepped down from his BBC Radio 2 show for four months following their split earlier this year and has now raised concerns his return to work was too hasty.

Time off: Rylan Clark-Neal, 32, has been urged to take a year off by BBC bosses, according to reports

A source told The Sun that Rylan ‘started crying during a Radio 2 show in September’ meaning ‘colleagues had to load the next track so Rylan could compose himself’.

They added: ‘Rylan’s one of the BBC’s favourite stars. When he returned to work everyone supported him but when he broke down people were concerned he’d come back too fast.’

The source continued: ‘One of the BBC’s top brass was at the meeting. They even suggested he take a year’s break to focus on himself.’

In the wake of Rylan and policeman Dan’s split, friends have insisted the couple spent weeks ‘trying to work through their problems’, but the marriage is now said to be unsalvageable.

It's over: Rylan is set to divorce his husband Dan Neal after fighting to save their six-year marriage (pictured in 2017)

It’s over: Rylan is set to divorce his husband Dan Neal after fighting to save their six-year marriage (pictured in 2017)

MailOnline has reached out to Rylan’s representatives for comment. 

In June, Rylan broke his silence to say: ‘Following reports about Dan and I spending time apart, I feel I have to speak out as the way it is being reported is unfair.

‘I have made a number of mistakes which I deeply regret and have inevitably led to the breakdown of our marriage.’

Sources close to Clark-Neal told The Mail on Sunday the couple tried to reconcile at their marital home after he spent much of the summer with his mother, Linda, who appears on his Saturday afternoon Radio 2 show.

Speaking out: In June, Rylan broke his silence to say: 'Following reports about Dan and I spending time apart, I feel I have to speak out as the way it is being reported is unfair' (pictured in 2017)

Speaking out: In June, Rylan broke his silence to say: ‘Following reports about Dan and I spending time apart, I feel I have to speak out as the way it is being reported is unfair’ (pictured in 2017)

‘Things were looking so good, like they were back together,’ said one. ‘They hoped they could avoid divorce, but it’s now looking like the only way forward.

‘Many around them were desperately hoping they can win the battle to save their relationship. It’s very sad.’

The couple married in 2015 at Braxted Park in Essex with guests including his This Morning co-stars Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes.

They met in 2013 and got engaged in Paris. In July 2016, they stepped in for Mr Holmes and Ms Langsford, becoming the first gay couple to present the ITV programme.

Marriage: The couple married in 2015 at Braxted Park in Essex with guests including his This Morning co-stars Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes

Marriage: The couple married in 2015 at Braxted Park in Essex with guests including his This Morning co-stars Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes 

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