Rylan Clark has complained about his BBC Radio 2 salary and revealed bosses 'had a go at me' for missing his show following a travel disaster.
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The presenter, 37, hosts the Saturday afternoon slot on Radio 2 but was forced to miss his radio show in June after his Saturday morning flight home from a holiday was cancelled.
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Speaking on Alan Carr's Life's A Beach podcast, Rylan said: 'I was stranded in Nice, ain't it terrible?
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It was my own fault, like, radio have had a right go because, me being me, I was like, "I'll just fly home on the morning of my show".
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Proceeding to have a go at the BBC over his salary, he quipped: 'It weren't my fault there was a French air traffic control strike.
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What am I supposed to do?
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P*** off, for the money they pay me.
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Rylan Clark has complained about his BBC Radio 2 salary and said bosses 'had a go at me' for missing his show following a travel disaster
The presenter, 37, missed his Saturday afternoon slot on Radio 2 in June after a flight cancellation left him stranded in Nice
Rylan’s exact BBC salary is not publicly disclosed because he is contracted through an external commercial production company rather than directly by the broadcaster.
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Though his specific Radio 2 portion is private, Rylan's total earnings with his performing arts company, Rylan Limited, brought in £1.4million according to the latest records at Companies House.
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BBC Radio 2 presenter salaries fall within £178,000 to £520,000 with Zoe Ball being the highest-paid host for the Breakfast show.
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Vernon Kay reportedly takes home a staggering £405,000 while Jeremy Vine earns around £270,000 for his lunchtime current affairs and phone-in programme.
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The Daily Mail has contacted BBC representatives for comment.
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After Rylan was stranded in Nice, the presenter took to Instagram to inform fans that Mark Goodier had stepped in to cover the 3pm-6pm radio slot.
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Rylan said: 'Soz about today's show.
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I blame everyone but myself.
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Genuinely had it all sussed out and then flight's all cancelled.
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He also rang Emma Willis during her show and told her: 'Decided to go away with my partner and a couple of friends to Nice for a few days and enjoy the sun.
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I didn't have work this week I managed to clear my diary.
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I was flying back very early this morning, went to the airport and it was like "no!".
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At one point I was going to get on an eight-hour train which I still would have been late for work but I would have got home today.
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But in the end I thought I would stay for another day.
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I'm not going to be able to make the show today but the lovely Mark Goodier is going to step in.
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I've just had a nice rosé with some ice cubes in it.'
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Rylan said: 'I was stranded in Nice.
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Radio had a right go because, me being me, I was like, "I'll just fly home on the morning of my show".
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There was a French air traffic control strike'
'What am I supposed to do?
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P*** off, for the money they pay me.
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Thank you licence payers', he added
Rylan hosts Radio 2 on Saturdays alongside other presenting commitments including This Morning and Eurovision
It comes after last week Rylan was asked if he regretted telling his husband he had cheated on him as he addressed it for the first time in a new interview.
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The presenter revealed his infidelity to his husband, Dan Neal, which caused the downfall of his six-year marriage back in 2021.
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And now he has taken the hot seat on The Assembly, which sees famous faces answer unfiltered questions.
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One audience member asked him: 'When you told your husband you cheated on him, he divorced you.
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Stunned, he replied: 'Yeah, I think it is.
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I'm okay admitting I'm in the wrong, because actually I don't deal well with guilt, and I don't deal well with secrets.
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'It made me so ill, like so ill.
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It sounds a terrible thing to say, but I'm glad it happened.'
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Rylan was then asked: 'What do you miss about Dan, if anything?' to which he responded: 'Do you know, I never think about him.'
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Speaking about his breakdown that followed, he said it was truly like the feeling of having the 'rug pulled from under you'.
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'That's the only way I can describe it.
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It's like someone went like that, and I fell over, and I couldn't get back up.
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[It was] like I broke both my arms and legs.
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