Rylan Clark fans 'beyond excited' as he shares rare news with mum Linda

Rylan Clark caused a stir among his fans as he revealed his mum Linda would be joining him on TV this week. The pair will be returning for the new series of Celebrity Gogglebox on Friday night (June 7) on Channel 4.

And fans were delighted to see Linda, 71, looking so well after a horror fall on her first foreign holiday with her son in 10 years. Linda broke her arm and leg in the fall and had to undergo surgery before being flown back to the UK.

Linda also suffers from Chron's disease, a long-term condition that causes inflammation of the digestive system, and the fan-favourite pair were previously forced to take time away from the Channel 4 show due to Linda's ill health. Rylan previously shared how serious it was, saying: "My mum has suffered all my life from severe Crohn's disease and I don’t think Crohn's gets spoken about enough. I nearly lost my mum last year, again, for the third time."

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Rylan explained his mum Linda contracted sepsis following a nasty flare up of the disease. Crohn's disease is a lifelong inflammatory bowel condition that can affect people of all ages, though symptoms usually begin in childhood and early adulthood.

According to the NHS, symptoms of Crohn's disease can include diarrhoea, stomach aches and cramps, rectal bleeding, tiredness (fatigue) and weight loss. Sharing a picture with his mum, Rylan, 35, wrote: "We’re back. Friday @c4gogglebox."

Fans were delighted by the news - and were thrilled by how well Linda looked. Kerryriches23 wrote: "Absolute buzzing you two are back and I hope mum is well, she certainly looks amazing."

"Great stuff love Linda she looks well," cazgoode commented. Lynnemoss29 echoed: "Ahhhhhh Lynda . Looking back to you gorgeous self."

Mandywilliams956 commented: "Be great to see you and your mom back on gogglebox." And lizziecundy added: "Can’t wait."

The new series of Celebrity Gogglebox starts at 10.10pm on Channel 4 on Friday, June 7.