Rylan Clark admits he was 'a danger to himself' before being hospitalised amid ...

Rylan Clark has revealed he 'didn't know if he could continue to live' following the breakdown of his marriage to husband Dan Neal last year, which saw him take a highly-publicised step away from the spotlight.

The TV personality, 33, shocked his fans when he temporarily gave up his BBC Radio 2 hosting duties, but has now revealed he was hospitalised for 'safety reasons' after refusing food.

Dropping to just nine stone, he admitted he 'was a danger to himself' and 'didn't think he would get better' when things were at their worst, nor that he would 'be here today'.

At a time where drones were flying over his house and concern from his adoring supporters was mounting, Rylan revealed he couldn't have felt lonelier.

He told The Observer: 'It's really strange talking about this, because I've not even spoken about it to my friends. I just never thought I could get that ill.'

'I went down to just over 9st and I'm 6ft 4in. It got bad. Like, very bad. And I didn't think it would get better. I needed help.'

The former X Factor contestant confessed he 'did not know himself at certain points' and was 'having thoughts and doing things that made him f****d up'. 

He continued: 'I didn't think I'd be here. I didn't think I could continue [to work or to live]. I didn't think I'd actually come back. I was very… gone.'

Rylan admitted in a recent interview with The Sun that he became 'dangerously thin' and 'mentally unwell' following his split from husband Dan Neal last year. 

The television presenter and former policeman Dan announced their split in June last year after six years together, with Rylan saying his weight dropped to 9st 13lb because he 'didn't deal with what happened'.

And, while Rylan admits life was 's**t' after the break-up, he has since bounced

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