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This Morning's Rylan Clark's skull fractured in homophobic attack as he cared for mum Linda

Rylan Clark has come a long way since he was a bullied ginger schoolboy – but now he's opened on an horrific homophobic attack that fractured his skull as he cared for his mum

Rylan Clark has opened up about his breakdown and detailed how he "pressed the nuclear button on his seemingly perfect life" as he discussed the end of his marriage (Image: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock) Read MoreRelated Articles Radio 2's Steve Wright dead at 69 – fans devastated as stars pay tribute to legend In an effort to prove his bullies wrong, Rylan, originally named Ross, started working towards his dreams of fame and fortune, beginning with getting fit. Hosts Caroline Flack and Olly Murs even got Rylan to show his passport on an episode of Xtra Factor to reveal his past identity.

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