Rylan Clark-Neal’s debut chat show Up Late With Rylan axed by Channel 5

RYLAN Clark-Neal's debut chat show Up Late With Rylan has been axed, The Sun’s Bizarre column can exclusively reveal.

Bosses have decided not to extend the show, despite hinting last year that it could be set to return.

A source said: “Rylan’s show failed to pull in great ratings so bosses have decided to rest it.

“He enjoyed making it but unfortunately that’s where the show ends.”

Up Late With Rylan aired at 11pm from Monday to Thursday for four weeks in May and June last year.

Episode One featured celebrity guests Alesha Dixon, Keith Lemon, Charlotte Crosby and Shakka.

However, the opening show struggled with a measly 235,000 viewers and the rest of the run didn’t fare much better.

Speaking after the opening show, Rylan revealed: "Monday night - I hated it, I'm not going to lie.

"Because everything was brand new. The set - everything went wrong.

"I brushed up against the wall - it was that new, I got gold paint up my arm for the first part and people rushing in and wiping me! Yesterday, we watched the show back - Monday, it was a TX pilot really."

In September last year, Channel 5’s Director of Programmes Ben Frow hinted the show could be coming back.

He said: "I think it was a great thing to do. He is a truly talented, amazing and very, very nice person.

"I was delighted we were able to pull it off. We'd been talking about it for months so it was great to do it.

"It will come back in some form or other, I'm not sure it will be stripped [across the week].

"It's quite a tough gig but I really believe in Rylan.

"Going forward, I do think he'll be one of the great talent entertainers of the country."

But Channel 5 have since confirmed the show will not return to screens.

A spokeswoman insisted: “Up Late with Rylan ran as part of Channel 5’s Summer of Entertainment and Comedy event last year.

"Rylan is a great talent and we look forward to exploring new formats with him in the future."