Rylan Clark Speaks Out on Strictly Hosting Change

Rylan Clark has broken his silence on losing out on the Come Dancing hosting gig as Emma Willis, and Josh Widdicombe were announced.

The trio will take over the ballroom dance competition in September after long-serving hosts , 57, and , 54, quit last year.

But now Rylan has shared his emotional loss of missing out on the huge BBC gig as he shared his hilariously iconic crying video. 

Alongside the clip of himself famously breaking down in tears when mentor put him through to the live shows in 2012, Rylan shared a statement. 

He penned: 'Just wanted to say as it was reported I was in "The Race" for Strictly, the biggest congrats to my Emma and equal congrats to Johannes and Josh. 

'You're all going to have the best time. Made up for you's. 

'This wasn't my time sadly but am extremely grateful to even have been considered. I'm taking the news really well (see next slide) but genuinely looking forward to the new series with you three x' 

The new hosts were selected after being whisked off to a 'secret destination' during the 'hush-hush' auditions earlier this year. 

BBC bosses picked the trio after they invited a number of stars including Sara Cox,  and  for chemistry tests.  

After the new hosts were revealed, process during her radio show on Tuesday. 

She said: 'I tried out for Strictly. And I will say I tried out for it two days after I got offered my number one, all-time, dream job of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show.

'So I was like, "Oh, I'll go along and try for Strictly as well, why not, and what next? News at Ten?"

'So I went along, and it was the most gorgeous experience. I got into a car that was taking me to a secret destination.

'It was all hush-hush, and it was basically a bit like, you know, when you can go and play the Crystal Maze interactive game? It was like that. I was like, "Great, I'm going to be a Strictly presenter for an hour!"

'The whole thing was really great fun.'

Sara congratulated Emma, Josh and Johannes for coming out on top in the auditions, and she is relieved that their signing was announced on Tuesday following months of speculation.