Originally Posted by SegaGamer:
“Rylan isn't in charge of the show, he is being told what to say.”
Originally Posted by
BigMomma:
“Probably because he is prompted what to ask through his earpiece.
Felt sorry for the big wet nelly
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Originally Posted by babs_lawrie:
“I feel so sorry for rylan He has worked his butt of this fortnight to entertain us and this happens . How much control do you think he has over who is on the panel None i would think.As someone else said he will get fed most of the questions through his headset and i think he was genuinely scared to ask aisleyne a question. She should be banned from these shows who the hell does she think she is.”
Rylan IS to blame, though. I don't get this "he's not in control, he only says what he's told to say" idea. Maybe he doesn't come up with the questions himself but he is the one saying them. In fact the whole point of his job is to convince us that everything he says is spontaneous and are his ideas and his alone. He relies on us buying into his well-crafted character and patter so he can pick up that big paycheck he gets every week, and the more outrageous the show and the more rowdy the panel, the better it is for him career-wise. So enough of the 'not his fault' stuff, he's got a big personal interest in all the notoriety the show receives. If he really, truly, disagreed with something he was being told to say, he could always refuse to say it or at least tone it down in some way - if he had anything about him, that is. Sadly we're talking about our Rylan here though, not a Russell or even Davina for that matter.