Rylan Clark has been flooded with well-wishes as he celebrated his 36th birthday. Good friend Rob Rinder gave him a special shoutout, opening up the pair’s special bond.
The BBC Radio 2 favourite shared a radiant new snap of himself on social media, announcing the big day. He captioned the picture “36”, followed by a cake emoji. The birthday messages soon flooded in from star-studded friends and adoring fans, The Mirror reports.
TV’s Holly Willoughby shared her regards, writing: “Happy birthday.” Soap star Claure Sweeny also commented: “Happy birthday.” Italian dancer Vito Coppola, known for his role on Strictly Come Dancing, shared his well-wishes adding an Italian twist. “Buon compleannooooo.”
His home station, BBC Radio 2 added: “Happy birthday Rylan! !” Fans joined in on the celebrations, with @mindmouthsoul writing: “Happy Birthday you wild and wonderful man. To the next 36, and then the next.”
Artist @nicolagrundyart penned: “Happy Birthday Rylan; you don’t look a day older than 20! ” while @beryllynne1 encouraged: “Happy Birthday Rylan. Keep on being you! You brighten the world.”
One fan @kathyreynolds15 reminisced: “You’ve come a long way since X Factor. You’re talented and make people laugh with your fab personality . 36 never! ! You look amazing. Have a great birthday.” And @lizziea praised: “Happy Birthday you beautiful Human Being. Keep being you.”
In a sweet tribute, Rylan’s close friend Rob Rinder took to social media to post pictures of their escapades in Italy from last year, captured during the filming of their own show for BBC2.
Alongside the picture, the Good Morning Britain presenter shared a heartfelt message and revealed how their friendship was sparked: “Happy birthday @rylan beautiful on the inside and the outside… ‘Friendship is born at the moment when one man says to another What! You too? I thought that no one but myself. ..”
The post quickly garnered a host of adoring comments from fans, who were delighted by the TV duo’s friendship. @karenck88 gushed: “Love your friendship. We need more beautiful rolemodels like you to inspire us. Happy Birthday Rylan and please do more work together.”
Other comments included: “This is beautiful. You are both gorgeous men,” and, “Love love these two together beautiful friendship hope they do more in tele. Happy Birthday Rylan.”
Good news for fans of the pair, there’s more to come. Earlier this year, BBC2 aired Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour, which followed the pair as they explored Italy’s greatest art treasures in places such as Venice, Florence, and Rome, retracing the steps of 19th-century romantic poet Lord Byron and other Grand Tourists.
Rylan confirmed earlier this month that he and Rob will reunite for a new TV show, building on the success of their Italian escapade. Rylan took to Instagram to post a cheerful selfie with his co-star and gushed: “So excited we’re back for season 2 and this time we’re off to INDIA. Bumped into each other yesterday and this is how excited we are. Thank you everyone that watched our show and we can’t wait until we get going for S2. I’ll try not to kill him.”
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