Rylan Clark has insisted he and his BBC co-star Rob Rinder are genuinely "worlds apart", comparing the former Judge Rinder host to "Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman" during an appearance on Alan Carr's podcast.
The pair made television history with their BAFTA-winning travel series, Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour, but Rylan shut down claims that they share much in common despite their on-screen chemistry.
Comedian Highlights the Duo's Differences
Rob, a qualified criminal barrister who shot to fame on Judge Rinder after studying politics and modern history, has cultivated a "posh" image over the years. He serves as president of the Orion Orchestra and harbours a strong interest in literature.
Rylan, on the other hand, is far more relaxed. Comedian Alan Carr described the duo as "chalk and cheese", though he also hinted they are "not really" that different in some respects. Rylan was having none of it, however, insisting they genuinely are worlds apart.
Podcast Revelations About Rob Rinder
On a recent episode of his Life's a Beach podcast, Alan recalled his own encounters with Rob: "The thing is with Rob Rinder, I love Rob, and I've gone for dinner with him. Yeah, he swings from the most delicious gossip ever, and then he'll start quoting the periodic table. And I'm like, 'Are you are having a laugh, love? Have a day off'."
Rylan responded: "It's too much. Yeah, he'll be like, 'You'll never guess who's sleeping with who? But Lord Byron once said..'." Alan remarked it was like "going for dinner with two people."
The BBC Radio 2 presenter went on: "Honestly, and he rattles, as well, the bloke. He's like a pharmacy. If you've got anything wrong with you...him and Lesley Joseph are the same person."
He added: "He will be Lesley Joseph; that's who he's going to turn into. You sound...'I've got a bit of a cold'. Boom, the bag comes undone. It's like Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman."
Rob Rinder's Confession About His Accent
In 2025, Rob confessed to having fabricated his accent, revealing to the Mail that he'd grown up "around the corner" from Amy Winehouse in Southgate, and his accent was "invented at the age of five."
Rob, who was born in Westminster and is reportedly pals with Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch, described his voice as "artifice" and "complete fiction".
Opening up on the Good Company podcast, he revealed his dad was a taxi driver and that he'd been raised hearing the Cockney accent, with phrases such as: "Alright, boy. Alright, foxy."
He said: "That's how I grew up, and then at the age of three - no offence to them, although it sounds like a deliberate one - I sort of felt that I'd spiritually, intellectually, and culturally outgrown them and had enough."
He also spoke of being "surrounded by people he felt he had nothing in common with", quipping that he wasn't "sure" he was even related to them. Rob added that it was a "pity" that the Jeremy Kyle Show wasn't around at the time, explaining that he'd have been able to have a DNA test and "looked really disappointed at four" once he learned that he was indeed related.
