Rylan Clark has categorically denied being the BBC broadcaster accused of soliciting’sexual images’ of a youngster.
Last night, it was announced that a male BBC personality was being probed for allegedly offering money in return for pornographic images.
The unnamed well-known presenter is accused of paying over £35,000 to a kid for the imagery.
While the alleged victim is now 20, the scenario is reported to have started when they were 17, with their mother claiming that the money obtained was used to fuel a drug addiction.
Rylan, who has worked for the BBC since 2018 on series such as Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, stepped in as suspicions about the guy began to circulate on social media.
‘Not sure why my names floating about but re that story in The Sun- that ain’t me babe,’ he posted on Twitter.
‘I’m currently filming a show in Italy for the BBC, so take my name out ya mouths,’ he added, referring to Will Smith’s infamous line from last year’s Oscars, when he told host Chris Rock to keep wife Jada Smith’s name ‘out of his f***ing mouth’.
His statement occurred after he commented on a pre-publication post of the newspaper’s front page.
Late on Friday night, Rylan wrote on The Sun’s post: ‘It’s s*** like this that makes Twitter wild, I’m filming a new show in Italy for the BBC.’
When asked about the alleged event, the young person’s mother stated it made her’sick’ to watch the presenter involved on television.
‘I blame this BBC man for destroying my child’s life,’ she added.
The mother then went on to detail how the claimed trade had changed her child from a “happy-go-lucky youngster to a ghost-like crack addict.”
The enraged mother accused the actor of “stealing my child’s innocence and passing over money for crack cocaine that may kill my child.”
She allegedly protested to the BBC on May 19, asking the channel to stop the star from transferring money.
She claimed to have seen bank statements with deposits of up to £5,000 in them.
‘The money had been in exchange for sexually explicit photographs of my child,’ she said.
In a statement the BBC said it treats ‘any allegations very seriously’ and had ‘processes in place to proactively deal with them’.
‘As part of that, if we receive information that requires further investigation or examination we will take steps to do this.
‘That includes actively attempting to speak to those who have contacted us in order to seek further detail and understanding of the situation.’
But it added that: ‘If we get no reply to our attempts or receive no further contact that can limit our ability to progress things but it does not mean our enquiries stop.’
‘If, at any point, new information comes to light or is provided – including via newspapers – this will be acted upon appropriately, in line with internal processes.’
