Rylan Clark caught on film demanding 'gimme the gear' prompting drug fears
30.01.2022 - 13:39
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Telly star Rylan Clark was filmed demanding "gear" on a night out and then said: "Delete that now or I will f****** kill you!"
The presenter was smiling and the slurred "threat" was clearly a joke.
But the entire conversation is likely to alarm fans, coming so soon after the Strictly: It Takes Two host spoke about needing help following personal issues.
He split from husband of six years Dan Neal, 42, last summer and has admitted drinking more recently.
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Rylan, 33, was filmed talking to a fellow party-goer outside a packed bar in London’s West End, the Mirror reports.
A camera phone video shows him exclaiming: "Give me the gear, give me the f****** gear and we’ll go."
Then when he realises he is being recorded, he laughs and demands the footage be deleted – "or I’ll f****** kill you". The star has previously insisted he never felt the need to do drugs – for which "gear" is typically a slang word. The footage, filmed this month, came weeks after Rylan admitted he had sought hospital treatment for problems after his marriage split.
A witness told the Sunday Mirror : "Rylan was pretty animated and it was clear he wanted to party.
"He was in the smoking area but he said he wanted to leave and have a wild night out. He wanted to get away from his team.”
In the 22-second clip, Rylan can be seen walking with a companion on a darkened street, wearing a black shirt and clutching his phone.
The footage starts with the former This Morning presenter shouting: "Give me the gear..."
He cries out when he realises he is being filmed, but smiles as he points at the camera and says: “No, no, no, delete that now, delete that now, or