Rylan Clark makes intimate confession and as he shares relationship 'worry'
Rylan Clark has opened up about a relationship concern he's been grappling with since his marriage ended. The BBC Radio 2 presenter parted ways from former husband Dan Neal in 2021.
This followed Rylan's admission that he had been unfaithful during an earlier period of their relationship. Whilst he believes it was the "right thing to happen," Rylan revealed he experienced a "full-on breakdown" following the separation.
The former X Factor contestant is now prepared to pursue love once more, reports the Manchester Evening News. However, he's observed a significant shift in his behaviour when becoming intimate with other men.
On his How to Be in Love podcast, the 36-year-old shared: "I have found that, since the breakdown of my marriage, if I've gone on any dates or started seeing people, when I've had sex with them, I lose interest pretty quickly.
"I actually got pretty worried about a year or two ago because I thought, hang on a minute, I don't remember this from BM I call it, before marriage. I don't remember having sex with someone, or orgasming with someone, climaxing, and then after that thinking, 'Oh, I'm just not bothered now'."
Neuroscientist Dr Tara Swart reckons the aftermath of his marriage breakdown may have affected Rylan's post-intimacy emotions. She responded: "So now that you've put it like that, with the BM, that probably, because you were so hurt, something has changed for you."
To which the former Celebrity Big Brother winner responded: "I did worry for a long time that, almost like I was frightened to commit or open myself fully to someone, because going through a break-up is quite hard."
Rylan has previously opened up about feeling like a "failure" following his divorce. Chatting to former Love Islander Tasha Ghouri, he revealed: "When I went through my divorce, I had a full-on breakdown because it wasn't just us.
"It felt like it wasn't just us, even though it was just me and my ex. I felt that everyone's going to think this of me. Everyone's going to think, 'Oh look, his life isn't perfect. Oh look, he's failed like that.' I just felt like a failure."
In a heart-to-heart with Stephen Fry, Rylan confessed he battled with the public scrutiny surrounding the split. He revealed: "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 failed publicly on behalf of - the gays! You know, I'm not, I'm not 'head gay', it's not that."
The presenter reflected on readying himself for romance again in his memoir, TEN: The Decade That Changed My Future. In the book, he penned: "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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