Rylan Clark has revealed he will be having a very special guest on his Radio 2 show next weekend.
Ahead of Mother’s Day on Sunday, the 33-year-old presenter said his mum Linda will be joining him as a co-host in the BBC studios.
Announcing the hosting shake-up on his Instagram page, Rylan shared a snap of them together with the tagline ‘Rylan & Linda on Saturday’.
Mum Linda will help present Rylan’s regular show on March 26 between 3pm and 6pm.
Rylan captioned the post: “Next Saturday... God help us!!!!” – but it seems his celeb pals and fans alike are here for the collaboration.
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Comedian Rob Beckett commented “love it”, while TV and radio presenter Kate Thornton wrote: “Can’t wait!”
Linda has already won viewers over with her regular stints and banter alongside Rylan on Celebrity Gogglebox.
And fans warned Rylan he better watch out as Linda might be so good next week, she'll take over his show.
One follower commented: “If you’re not careful, it’ll just be Linda on Saturday. Love you both!”
Showering love on Linda, another wrote: “I think you should do television together. This would be brilliant. Love both of you.”
“Can’t wait!!! Move over you... hellooo Linda! Yous need your own show,” said a third.
Rylan recently returned to his Radio 2 show after several weeks off with a mystery illness.
It turned out the Strictly: It Takes Two presenter had a bad case of the flu which caused him to miss two work for two weeks.
At the time he told fans: “Have lat tested and not Covid thankfully but won’t be able to go on the wireless tomorrow. Be back soon x."
The telly and radio star has suffered from recent health issues after splitting from his husband Dan Neal last year.
After admitting he’s had a “dodgy time” of it lately which landed him in hospital, Rylan says he is now back on track."
Earlier this year, he spoke out about his mental health breakdown following the breakdown of his relationship.
Talking on his podcast Ry-union, he revealed: “I’ve never in my life thought that I would go through a crisis like that.
"But I did, ultimately, and it literally hit me round the face like a baseball bat, because I always thought I was too strong for it.
Rylan also shared his weight plummeted to a dangerous 9st 13lb as he "didn't deal with what happened".
He credited getting better with spending a lot of time with mum Linda, who he hailed a "lifesaver".
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