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Shaun Wilson

Rylan Clark 'finds love with fairground worker' as it's revealed pair have been 'inseparable' all summer

Rylan Clark has opened up about his new relationship (Ian West/PA) - (PA Wire)

Rylan Clark is said to have found love again with a fairground manager, four years after his divorce from Dan Neal.

The TV host, 36, is understood to have been in a relationship for several months with a man named Kennedy, who runs Billy Bates & Sons funfair in Leicestershire.

Rylan, who found fame on The X Factor in 2012, and Kennedy are said to have been "inseparable" throughout summer, The Sun on Sunday reports.

An insider said: "“This new man has certainly put a smile back on Rylan’s face and they have been enjoying spending lots of time together.

“Rylan’s friends and family have all met him and they’ve been attending lots of gigs together this summer, including Oasis.

“They’re inseparable. They make a lovely couple."

Rylan broke news of his relationship last week following a hard break-up with his husband of six years, Dan Neal, after Rylan admitted cheating on him.

In a humorous exchange with his BBC Radio 2 co-host Lottie, Rylan laughed off her questions asking if there was "someone else" before finally telling listeners that he was seeing someone.

Rylan said: "I might have said that I'm... it feels weird saying it on the radio!"

He added he'd "kept it a secret for so long," but he was in fact "seeing someone".

In a further quip, Rylan joked that the new romance would at last put to bed speculation he was dating his old friend Robert Rinder.

Rylan elaborated further about his newfound romance on his podcast, telling listeners: "At this time I'm very happy.

"Recently I have gotten into a relationship and it's great and it feels very different to anything I've had before, which is a good sign to me.

"It's the first person I've met in four years that I've introduced to my family."

In May, Rylan became emotional when winning a TV BAFTA for Rob And Rylan's Grand Tour as he revealed how working on the show had helped him to come to terms with his divorce.

After accepting the gong, the former X Factor finalist spoke candidly about what the show meant to him.

Admitting that he “wasn't fully over” the break-up with Dan, he said that travelling around Italy with the barrister had become a “therapy” for him.

He said: “For me, the show, it happened at a really weird time for me like I still wasn't fully over sort of the breakdown of my marriage and was flung with the judge.

“It was the best therapy I needed, put it that way,” he continued.

“I think the journey, and I hate that word in telly but it’s so true, when you watch our series, that journey from when we meet to sort of how raw especially I was at that time.”

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