He’s a 33-year-old self-made millionaire who burst onto our screens on X Factor a decade ago. But Rylan Clark will always be “my little boy, Ross” to his mum Linda.
As we catch up with Essex’s most iconic duo, the Radio 2 presenter and certified national treasure, born Ross Richard Clark, is getting a ticking off for dodging his beloved mum’s calls.
“I phone him a lot and he don’t answer,” says Linda. “Someone could be murdering him, and I’m trying to phone him and he don’t pick up!”