RYLAN has apologised after being forced to pull out of his BBC Radio Two show.
The 37-year-old was due to be on air today, but failed to make it home from Nice, France.
The radio host had to be replaced at the eleventh hour after being stranded abroad.
Calling into Emma Willis‘ show to explain his predicament, Rylan said: “I decided to go away with my partner and a couple of my friends to Nice for a few days and just enjoy the sun.
“I didn’t have work this week, I’d managed to clear my diary and I was like, that’s amazing.
“I was flying back very early this morning, so I went to the airport and it was like, ‘no’.
“I was like, “sorry?’
“At one point I was going to get on an eight-hour train, which still would have made me late for work, but would have got me home today.
“In the end I thought, ‘you know what, you’ve done well for yourself, I’m just going to stay another day’.
“What can I do? I’m not going to be able to make the show today so I thought I can either really stress myself out about this and sweat my foundation off my forehead or I’m just going to have to swallow it and deal with it and go, ‘what a shame, there’s worse places to be’.”
Rylan was replaced by Mark Goodier, with a BBC rep confirming on social media: “Rylan got stranded somewhere Nice…”
Rylan replied in the comments, writing: “So unprofessional.”
He also went on his Instagram, telling fans: “Soz about today’s show.
“I blame everyone but myself.
“Genuinely had it all sussed out and then flights all cancelled.
“Thanks Mark for stepping in you legend. Gonna have a rosé and think of you all.”
Mark stepped up to the hotseat for Rylan to host the film and TV quiz Couch Potatoes and discovered how listeners’ holiday dilemmas turned into a feel-good success story.
Rylan will be back next week to host his three-hour show Rylan On Saturday which airs weekly at 3pm.