GMB: Robert Rinder steps in as Kate Garraway coughs Rob Rinder and Rylan Clark became emotional as they opened up about their love lives on the first episode of their travel show. The TV stars have joined forces to travel around Italy for their programme Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour. Rylan, 35, opened up to Rob, 45, about his marriage breakdown to ex Dan Neal, and how he became ill in the aftermath.
He admitted he “tried to end it” which left his mum distraught. This Morning star Rylan told Rob as they enjoyed a drink in sunny Venice: “I think it was a culmination of my marriage breaking down and actually me stopping for the first time in 10 years. Rylan opened up to pal Rob Rinder about his heartache.
(Image: INSTAGRAM) “Then, all of a sudden, I hit quite a big speed bump instead of carrying on, I just sunk. It was the worst experience of my life. I just went on a downward spiral.
I tried to end it, I tried to finish myself off.” He went on: “I didn’t eat, I went down to 9st. I’m 6ft 4 Rob, like I looked horrendous.
” Speaking about his mum, Rylan added: “She was a 70-year-old woman and she had to watch her ‘successful’ son literally disintegrate.” Rob then opened up about his love life, admitting he was “so in love” in his 20s but that wasn’t “reciprocated”. He told Rylan: “I was once so in love when I was in my early twenties, but it wasn’t reciprocated.
And it never has been.” Rylan said: “Do you know what, Rob? We’re here once.