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Rylan Clark has admitted that his new boyfriend is the first man he’s introduced to his family since his divorce.
The X Factor star, 36, was married to his ex-husband Dan for six years before they divorced in 2021, with Rylan admitting he cheated on him.
And four years on from the split, Rylan revealed last week that he is in a relationship, with reports claiming on Sunday he’s dating a man called Kennedy, who is a boss at the Billy Bates & Sons funfair in Leicestershire.
Rylan announced the new romance as he interviewed star Louis Theroux on his How To Be In Love podcast, which has documented his mission to find love.
Rylan revealed he had been ‘blatant’ about the romance, heading on multiple public dates with the man but ‘nobody noticed’.
And the pair have even discussed having children, with Rylan telling Louis both he and his new man want kids.
Rylan said: ‘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. I’m happy. I’ve not done probably what I should-slash-did do – which is not really go to restaurants, not really do this and want to keep it on the quiet – I’ve done the opposite.
‘I’ve been so blatant about it no one’s noticed, which I’m sort of a little bit cocky at and I’m going to own.
‘But I thought I’m not going to… just because of my job and i don’t want people finding out, I’m not going to miss out on this part.
‘I’m loving what I’ve got at the minute and I want to keep it that way.’
Later in the chat, Louis gave Rylan advice on a long-lasting relationship as he revealed that you have to figure things out more when you have children.
‘Is that something you’ve been thinking about?’ Louis asked, to which Rylan replied: ‘Yeah I want kids. He wants kids.’
Rylan first shared he was in a new relationship on BBC Radio 2 show last week, after playing a clip from his podcast interview with Louis.
As the clip came to an end, Lottie cheekily asked him if there was ‘something else’ that was mentioned, sparking a cheeky exchange where Rylan jokingly brushed off his co-host’s questions, before confirming he was indeed seeing someone.
He said: ‘I might have said that I’m… it feels weird saying it on the radio!’ before admitting he’d ‘kept it a secret for so long,’ but he was indeed ‘seeing someone.’
Lottie added that she and her colleagues had met Rylan’s new partner and thought he was ‘lovely,’ with the former X Factor star adding he is ‘happy’ and ‘very content’ in his new relationship.
Rylan also joked that sharing the romance would bring an end to speculation that he was dating his longtime pal Robert Rinder.
The This Morning star is said to have been quietly dating funfair employee Kennedy for several months and the pair have been ‘inseparable’ over the summer.
‘This new man has certainly put a smile back on Rylan’s face and they have been enjoyed spending lots of time together,’ a source said.
‘Rylan’s family and friends have all met him and they’ve been attending lots of gigs together this summer, including Oasis.
The insider told The Sun on Sunday: ‘They’re inseparable, they make a lovely couple.’
DailyMail contacted Rylan’s representatives for comment.
