Rylan reveals husband's mystery illness forced him to leave Eurovision

RYLAN Clark-Neal has revealed the reason behind his frantic dash home from Eurovision was because his husband was struck down by a mystery illness. In an exclusive interview with The Sun Online, the 29-year-old said he instantly made the 985-mile trip back to the UK to be by his partner Dan Neal's side. At the time, Rylan explained his last-minute race home was due to "unforeseen circumstances," but today reveals for the first time his husband had been taken unwell. Rylan, who had been out in Lisbon co-hosting the semi-finals with Radio One DJ Scott Mills, told The Sun Online's Big Interview: "It got to the Friday, the day before the final. I'm not going to lie, I was so excited to be there. "I've always been a fan and so to be asked to do it in the first place was a big tick off my list. "But when I found out Dan was ill I didn't say anything to anyone. I just went on my phone, booked my flight and then explained, 'I'm really sorry, but I've got to go home.' Read more: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/6966869/rylan-clark-neal-reveals-husband-dan-secret-mystery-illness-left-eurovision/ Sun Subscribers get the latest breaking news and videos directly to their feed. SUBSCRIBE NOW and hit the bell to be the first in the know. http://www.thesun.co.uk