My mental health crisis hit me like a baseball bat – I never thought I’d go through something like it, says Rylan Clark

RYLAN Clark has opened up about his mental health crisis saying it hit him in the face like “a baseball bat”. Rylan, 33, was hospitalised after suffering a breakdown after he split from husband Dan Neal. The presenter spiralled last year after his marriage crumbled and he took four months off work. Rylan, who was […]

RYLAN Clark has opened up about his mental health crisis saying it hit him in the face like “a baseball bat”.

Rylan, 33, was hospitalised after suffering a breakdown after he split from husband Dan Neal.

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Rylan Clark spoke about his mental health plummeting and said it felt like a baseball bat had hit him in the face[/caption]

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Rylan and Dan are divorcing after efforts to save their six-year marriage failed[/caption]

The presenter spiralled last year after his marriage crumbled and he took four months off work.

Rylan, who was married to his former policeman hubby Dan for six years, said his recent mental health issues delivered a huge blow.

He added in the latest episode of his podcast Ry-union: “I’ve never in my life thought that I would go through a crisis like that.

“But I did, ultimately, and it literally hit me round the face like a baseball bat, because I always thought I was too strong for it.

“Like, I’m never going to let anything like that happen to me, but then it does and it’s really, really hard to deal with.” 

Rylan and Dan married in 2015 and they split last summer.

The star said his weight plummeted to nine stone as he took a four-month break from TV when the relationship ended.

Speaking to The Observer he said: “I was having thoughts and doing things that made me… f**ked up, for want of a better word.

“I didn’t understand why I was doing that to myself. So, I went away for a bit.”

Asked if he went to hospital he replied: “Yes. For safety reasons.”

Talking about what he learnt while he was in there Rylan said: “That I always say yes to everything and I nod and smile.

“But now if there’s something I really don’t want to do, I’m going to say no. I’ve learned to be more in control. I’ve not had control for so long, I feel like Britney!”

The pair met on Big Brother where Dan was a contestant and Rylan a presenter.