Rylan Clark has spoken about his mental health struggle following his break-up from former husband Dan Neal.
The 33-year-old It Takes Two host has said that he thought he was "too strong" to have a breakdown and that it "hit him like a baseball bat".
Following the collapse of his marriage last year, Rylan found himself struggling and he ended up taking four months off work.
Opening up about his difficult time on his podcast, Ry-union, he said: “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.
"Like, I’m never going to let anything like that happen to me, but then it does and it’s really, really hard to deal with.”
It comes after Rylan revealed last month that his weight plummeted to 9st 13lb and that he "didn't deal with what happened".
He said that it had been "s***" following the break-up and that he has spent a lot of time with his mum Linda, who he hailed as a "lifesaver".
Rylan took a break from his work commitments in the summer and has now vowed that he will get healthy, and has since put on four stone through healthy eating and exercise.
Speaking to The Sun, he said: "I got ill and I lost weight, I went down to under ten stone — and I’m six feet four inches, so that’s not good.
“The honest truth is that it’s been s**t."
He continued to explain that his family had been "majorly worried" about him and he doesn't ever "disappear for four months".
"One of my biggest regrets of this year was putting my mum through me not being well," he said. "I needed to get back to me."
Rylan was back at work on Strictly in September following the break and resolved that he was going to get healthy and undertook personal training sessions.
He revealed that he started to feel more like himself and that he wanted to feel more confident in his body.
“Getting fit and looking after my body has saved me. Fitness has given me a goal," he said.
Rylan drew up an eating plan with fitness guru Scott Harrison, which included cutting down on alcohol and eating around seven to nine healthy small meals a day and snacks.
The presenter said that it has greatly helped his mental health and that it has been "the best dirstraction".
He said: "I’ve decided to look after myself for a change instead of worrying about everybody else.
“Last year I properly lost myself. I wanted to get me back and make a better version."
