When does The Wave start, what channel is it on and how does Rylan Clark-Neal’s new swimming show work?
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RYAN Clark-Neal is back on the box with ANOTHER new show, The Wave.
But what is it about? And when can we catch it? Here's what we know...
When is The Wave on TV?
The Wave starts TONIGHT (January 15, 2018) at 8pm.
You can catch it on UKTV's W channel.
It goes up against EastEnders on BBC One and ITV'S The Martin Lewis Money Show.
What is The Wave?
Rylan Clark-Neal will host this new swimming based game show.
The series will involve pairs of contestants - with one staing on land with Rylan while the other will head out into open water.
One contestant will have to swim out to pontoons in order to answer questions to win money.
They'll then have to return to the shore against the clock in order to win the cash prize.
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Who is Rylan Clark-Neale?
Rylan Clark-Neal was born Ross Richard Clark on October 25, 1988, in Stepney, East London.
In 2007, he applied for Big Brother 8, but revealed "the day I was going in, it got taken away from me because it got leaked to the press. It was devastating."
He was in several Take That and Westlife tribute bands in Ibiza and was also part of a Spanish boy band called 4bidden until January 2010.
In 2011 Rylan was a finalist on the Sky Living modelling competition Signed by Katie Price, finishing as runner-up behind Amy Willerton.
In May 2012 Rylan auditioned for the ninth series of The X Factor he got through to the live finals (with an unforgettable emotional outburst) but was eliminated by the judges in week 8.
Rylan then won the eleventh series of Celebrity Big Brother in January 2013.
He now is a presenter on This Morning and hosts Celebrity Big Brother's Bit On The Side.