Rylan Clark revealed he was "sacked" from his first job.(Image: (Image: Getty))

Rylan 'sacked' from first job for behaviour towards Spice Girls star

Television presenter Rylan Clark has revealed he was "sacked on the spot" from his first job after an encounter with Geri Halliwell after being star-struck upon meeting the pop star

by · The Mirror

Rylan Clark has revealed he was “sacked” from his first job for asking a member of the Spice Girls for an autograph.

The 35-year-old was working as a hair colourist in a London hairdressers when his favourite member of the 1990s band walked in. The Radio 2 DJ said he was a “massive fan” of the band and couldn’t believe it when Geri Halliwell walked in.

He told RTE’s Late Late Show that he “always played Ginger Spice in the playground” during his school days. It prompted Rylan to ask the star if he could have her autograph - only for his “a*******” manager to sack him on the spot.

Rylan revealed he used to pretend to be Geri Halliwell in the school playground.( Image: Getty Images)

Speaking to Patrick Kielty, he said: “On one of my first ever jobs as a trainee, Geri walks in and I was like `I can’t breathe!’ and she was having her hair done and I brought her a coffee and said `I’m so sorry, can I have your autograph?’ and she was like, `absolutely!’ Loveliest woman ever.

"She signed her autograph and left, didn’t complain or anything, but my manager was an a******* and he sacked me on the spot, saying you never ask a client for their autograph.

"Anyway, he sacked me and fast forward to now and Geri is one of my good friends and I have sleepovers at her house so f*** you!"

Rylan Clark( Image: Instagram)

Television presenter Rylan rose to fame on the X Factor in 2012. Just months after leaving the show he entered the Celebrity Big Brother house, eventually being crowned the winner ahead of Neil "Razor" Ruddock, Claire Richards, Ryan Moloney and Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt.

He subsequently joined Big Brother’s Bit on The Side, a companion show to the series, before later joining This Morning as a gossip reporter. He has presented a Radio 2 show on Saturday since 2019, having taken over from Zoe Ball.

He was appearing on the Late Late Show to promote his newest Paramount+ TV show, Dating Naked. The programme sees singletons baring all as they attempt to find love in a South American villa.

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