Strictly It Takes Two Rylan responds to claims about his welfare

Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two and BBC Radio 2 presenter Rylan has responded to claims about his wellbeing.

The star recently returned to work after taking time off to seek help, after he "made mistakes" that led to to the breakdown of his marriage to husband Dan.

Wednesday (October 20) saw multiple tabloid reports state that Rylan broke down crying whilst hosting his radio show and that the BBC has offered him a year off work to focus on himself.

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Responding to the reports, Rylan wrote on Twitter: "Couple of news stories today. Be assured, I'm good. I wasn't, but I am now x."

Rylan previously had to clarify tabloid reports about his separation a few months ago, stating: "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."

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Rylan got engaged to Dan in 2014 after the latter was a contestant on Big Brother. They then tied the knot in November 2015 and even presented a few episodes of This Morning together.

Rylan also didn't appear on this year's series of Celebrity Gogglebox, although he stated last year that it was more down to his mum Linda's health. He explained that the duo have been offered plenty of TV shows together but have sadly had to turn them down due to her Crohn's disease.

Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two airs weeknights at 6.30pm on BBC Two, while the main show airs on weekends on BBC One.

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