Strictly's Rylan Clark-Neal isolating for 14 days and will miss It Takes Two
Rylan Clark-Neal has to miss two weeks of his Radio 2 show and Strictly spin-off It Takes Two after coming into contact with someone with Covid
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Strictly'sRylan Clark-Neal is isolating for two weeks after coming into contact with a Covid positive case.
The 32-year-old is being forced to miss two weeks of both his BBC Radio 2 show, as well as Strictly spin-off It Takes Two, which he co-hosts with Zoe Ball.
He's hunkered down in his Essex home, where he'll sit it out for the required two-week period - despite testing negative for the bug.
Taking to Instagram this morning, Rylan wrote: "I found out this week that someone I have been in recent contact with outside of work has tested positive for coronavirus.
"I am therefore now following the government guidelines and having to isolate.
"I have sought out a COVID test and thankfully that has returned a negative result.
"That does mean I will miss the next 2 weeks of Strictly It Takes Two and my BBC Radio 2 Saturday show.
"I look forward to being back soon and wish all the couples good luck for this weekend."
"Rylan is gutted but he's got no choice," an insider remarked to The Sun.
"He'd usually be hosting the show tonight so it's a bit of a shock but he understands it's the right thing to do."
Current guidelines say anyone who comes into contact with someone with coronavirus should isolate for 14 days, as it can take up to a fortnight for symptoms to appear.
Zoe will now take on hosting duties until Rylan is back.
The BBC are taking Covid-safety rules very seriously, enforcing a strict physical contact ban on this year's Strictly roster.
HRVY, one of the favourites to win, isolated for two weeks ahead of the opening show after testing positive.
Rylan's fears were allayed when lockdown 2.0 went into effect after admitting he was worried another lockdown would mean the end of Strictly.
But the show's been allowed to go ahead with its Covid-safety measures, and without the live audience.
He told MailOnline : "If Strictly can't go ahead for whatever reason, of course it won't.
"The main thing that Strictly and the BBC have said since day one is, if we can't do it properly and safely, it's not going to be done.
"As far as I know at the moment, it's all still going ahead and we are really looking forward to it."
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