Rylan Clark-Neal opened up about being bullied in school.
The presenter was recently announced as the new co-host of Strictly Come Dancing‘s spin-off, It Takes Two and revealed that he feels like an “imposter” after securing the role.
“It’s full-on impostor syndrome. I was like ‘Are you sure they’ve rung the right person? They don’t think I’m someone else?'” he told The Sun.
The 30-year-old also spoke about being criticised while in the public eye and said: “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.'”
“At the beginning it felt like a fight, but nowadays I actually expect it — and I sort of thrive on it a bit.”
Rylan added that he has had to deal with hate and negativity for a long time, as he was bullied in school for being “gay, fat and ginger.”
“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,” he recalled.
“I just got to a point where I thought ‘f***k off’, if anyone said anything to me I’d give it to them straight back,” he continued.
