TV, radio present and all-round hun Rylan Clark has posted a hilarious video in response
to his mention in an episode of EastEnders. In Wednesday’s (June 19) episode of the BBC
One soap – which is available to view on BBC iPlayer – Stevie Mitchell (Alan Ford) teamed
up with Mo Harris (Laila Morse) to flog some toasters and try and raise money to pay Will’s (Freddie Phillips) blackmail. Outside, Mo attempted to increase sales by mentioning ‘Rylan off the telly’ has one exactly the same. After the iconic face discovered his brief cameo in the instalment, he took to X to share a clip of his thoughts on the toaster Mo apparently flogged to him as well. In his house, Rylan can be seen trying to pop the toaster switch down, but fails. He then calls out to Mo and walks away, establishing this bargain was a bit of a rip off! Honestly pass the Bafta, what a performance from him. ‘She better watch out next time I’m in Walford’, Rylan said alongside the video, tagging the EastEnders X account as well. Over the past few years, the Walford residents have welcomed the likes of Olly Alexander, Rag N Bone Man and Harry Redknapp to the Square.
Could Rylan follow suit in a dramatic storyline that sees him confront Mo about her dodgy toaster? We’re here for it. Back in May, Rylan opened up about how he ‘hates being made to sing’ after his time on The X Factor. The presenter, 35, shot to fame on the talent competition in 2012, finishing in fifth place. However, he came under fire during his time on the show, with judge Gary Barlow once storming off stage and later calling him a ‘joke act’ and ‘talentless’. Rylan has now spoken about the impact his time on the show had on his confidence and drive to perform. During the final episode of his BBC travel series Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour, he told co-host Rob Rinder how he had been forced to perform songs he wasn’t comfortable with and felt like the laughing stock. ‘Every week I was thrown into the lion’s den doing stuff that I didn’t know and not having enough time for it,’ he shared. ‘It’s like an internal thing now when you’ve been through that experience. ‘When someone goes, “Go on, just do it”, it makes me go, “I can’t, I can’t just go and do it”.’ He continued: ‘I feel like I’ve worked so hard to move away from that f***ing idiot’ that I was perceived as that character who couldn’t sing. That can f*** someone up majorly.’