A reality TV hopeful has opened up about what Rylan Clark and Robert Rinder are really like when the cameras stop rolling.
Luke Worley, 32, first appeared on reality TV back in 2016 when he sought the help of Robert on his hit reality court show Judge Rinder.
Then in his early 20s, Luke was given assistance recovering money that his brother initially borrowed from him.
Luke told the Express: ‘He’s actually really funny. We actually had a right laugh.
‘He didn’t know what a noogie [rubbing your knuckles on a person’s head] was. I was explaining it to him because I said I gave my brother a noogie and knocked the TV over. But he was like, ‘What’s a noogie?’ So I asked if he wanted me to come and show him.
‘He was such a good laugh and quite a funny guy.’
Reality TV hopeful Luke Worley, 32, has opened up about what Rylan Clark and Robert Rinder are really like when the cameras stop rolling
He first met Robert in 2016 when he appeared on Judge Rinder before encountering Rylan Clark almost a decade later as a contestant on Dating Naked
Almost a decade later, Luke’s path crossed with Rylan’s when he appeared on his controversial dating show Dating Naked this year.
As its name suggests, it sees participants attempt to find love in their birthday suits – and potentially win a £50,000 prize pot.
Luke praised Rylan for being exactly the same off camera as he is on screen and said that he has a brilliant ability to put the people he is working with at ease
He also said that the TV host has no airs and graces about him and treats everyone like his equal, despite being a high-profile public figure.
The reality TV hopeful also said he respects Rylan for always speaking his opinion, even when this has resulted in public backlash like the kind he recently experienced after sharing his views on immigration on This Morning.
Luke said: ‘It’s quite funny that I’ve worked with Rob Rinder and Rylan.’
The reality TV star said he believes Rylan and Rob would make a great presenting duo on a dating show for older people.
He said: ‘[Rob] is so different, he could maybe do a dating show for older people. If they did an older version of Dating Naked, Rob and Rylan could do it together. I think that would be really fun.’
Unbelievably, Luke has actually appeared in three reality TV shows over the years, including Married At First Sight
The reality TV star said he believes Rylan and Rob would make a great presenting duo on a dating show for older people
Unbelievably, Luke has actually appeared in three reality TV shows over the years, including Married At First Sight.
However, after his 2023 stint on the show, he said he wouldn’t recommend it to his worst enemy and said he had a much better experience on Dating Naked.
The reality TV hopeful also said he respects Rylan for always speaking his opinion, even when this has resulted in public backlash like the kind he recently experienced after sharing his views on immigration on This Morning.
Luke claims that the producers’ desire for an entertaining show comes at the expense of the participants themselves, who he claims are often portrayed in a false light.
He said: ‘The worst part of the show is definitely the editing team. The way they edit that show should be illegal. It is so bad.’
Calling out the producers for allegedly creating their own narrative, Luke said that conversations he had on the show were inserted into different moments to misrepresent what he was saying.
Luke had a much better experience on Dating Naked, which, as its name suggests, involves getting to know potential partners in your birthday suit and has been pitched as the naked Love Island
Luke claims that the producers’ desire for an entertaining show comes at the expense of the participants themselves, who he claims are often portrayed in a false light
‘The way that was edited was not right,’ he explained. ‘They subbed words out from previous conversations and added them into other conversations to make me say things I didn’t actually say.
‘I noticed it in one scene because the sound was so different. It was like they pulled it from one clip and put it into another. That sort of thing is really bad.’
Luke said that one particularly bad example of the alleged practice saw his footage edited to make it appear like he said he would cheat, if given the opportunity.
‘That is so wrong because it goes fully against everything I believe in. I’ve never cheated and I never would,’ he admitted.
Luke said that he wants people to know how detrimental reality TV can be to people’s mental health, as he claims to have received death threats following his appearance on Married At First Sight.
He said: ‘When they’re not showing someone in their true light, especially when it’s something so dramatic, that should be against the law.
‘TV shows shouldn’t be allowed to edit it as much as they do. It harms people’s mental health.
‘I was getting genuine death threats. Shows like this put people at risk and I get it, they have to make it entertaining, but when you’re putting someone at risk, that should be illegal.’
A spokesperson for Channel 4 told the Daily Mail: ‘MAFS UK is an unscripted reality show which is filmed over several weeks. Viewers are aware that the show is edited and not live however, the show is a fair reflection of the events that take place during filming.
‘Trolling on social media is an unfortunate part of being in the public eye and it is something we take care to prepare every contributor for ahead of every series.’
