🔥 TV TORNADO ERUPTS! Rylan Clark’s BRAZEN Immigration Rant Ignites 702 Ofcom Complaints – But Celeb Army Rallies: ‘He Spoke for EVERY Frustrated Brit!’ Susanna Reid’s Fiery Defence Sparks GMB Clash as Nation DIVIDES Over Asylum ‘Hotels vs. Homeless Vets’ Fury! 🤯😱

 The ITV airwaves just got zapped by a lightning bolt of controversy hotter than a Love Island recoupling, as Rylan Clark’s unfiltered on-air tirade about immigration has split the nation like a dodgy Brexit ballot! The 36-year-old telly heartthrob – fresh from his summer stint subbing on This Morning – unleashed a rant so raw, it’s racked up a whopping 702 Ofcom complaints, fact-check fury, and accusations of “Farage fanboying.” But hold the pitchforks, darlings – Rylan’s riding a tidal wave of support from co-stars, celebs, and everyday viewers who roar: “He just said what the whole country’s been bottling up!” From Ronan Keating’s onstage serenade to Susanna Reid’s explosive GMB showdown, this saga’s got more twists than a Strictly samba. Was Rylan’s “four-star hotel” jibe a truth bomb or toxic trope? As protests rage and politicians pile in, one thing’s crystal: The Chelmsford cheeky’s cracked open a can of national neuroses – and Britain’s binge-watching every bitter sip!

Flashback to that fateful August 27 edition of This Morning, where Rylan – Essex boy made good, all cheekbones and charm since his 2012 X Factor glow-up – was tag-teaming with Josie Gibson on the summer rota for Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard. The segment? A powder-keg panel on UK immigration woes, hot off Nigel Farage’s Reform UK rally cries for “mass deportations” and amid riots over asylum hotels torching taxpayer ire. Guest Nick Ferrari (LBC’s breakfast bulldog) and comic Maisie Adam sparred over border blues, but when the chat veered to refugees’ plush perks vs. British hardships, Rylan detonated. “There’s something wrong here,” he fumed, voice thick with that signature Essex edge. “Here’s the iPad. Here’s the NHS in reception of your hotel. Here’s three meals a day. Here’s a games room in the hotel. Have a lovely time and welcome!” He hammered home the hypocrisy: “How can it be that if I turn up at Heathrow as a British citizen, left my passport in Spain, I won’t be let in? But arrive on a boat from Calais, get taken to a four-star hotel?” Wrapping with a gut-punch: “People who’ve lived here all their lives are struggling – homeless, veterans on the streets. Let’s not even discuss our homeless!”

Boom – social media Armageddon! X (formerly Twitter) lit up like Blackpool Illuminations, #RylanRant rocketing to 2.1 million mentions overnight. Critics pounced: “Spouting Daily Mail myths!” howled Labour MP Zarah Sultana, while refugee charity Refugee Tales blasted it as “dangerous disinformation.” Fact-checkers at The Mirror debunked the “iPad giveaway” as bunk – Home Office dosh covers basics like £49.18 weekly allowances for destitute claimants, no gadgets or games rooms included, though hotels (often three-star, not four) do house 30,000+ pending cases at £8 mil daily. Ofcom’s inbox? Flooded – 702 gripes by September 10, slamming the show for “unbalanced bias” and “stoking hate.” Rylan, stung, fired back on Insta: “You can be pro-immigration and against illegal routes. It’s not black and white – chat about it!” His “last day” on the sofa (August 29) felt like a fallout finale, with Josie quipping, “What a week!” amid awkward air-kisses.

But here’s the kicker: The backlash birthed a backlash-backlash! Viewers flooded forums – Reddit’s r/ukpopculture thread hit 201 comments, 130 upvotes – cheering Rylan as “the voice of the voiceless working class.” “He echoed what we’re all thinking – why prioritise boats over our own vets?” posted one Brummie punter. Polls on GB News skewed 68% “spot on,” with Essex locals dubbing him “Chelmsford’s champ.” Celeb cavalry charged: Josie and Rob Rinder (Rylan’s Rob & Rylan’s Grand Tour co-pilot) posted solidarity snaps – “My boy’s got balls of steel!” from Rob. Then, Ronan Keating stole the spotlight at Radio 2 in the Park (September 7), dedicating “When You Say Nothing At All” to Rylan: “This is for my mate in Chelmsford – he said what needed saying!” Crowd went wild, clip viraling to 1.8 mil views.

The mother of all defences? Susanna Reid’s GMB grenade toss on September 2. As Good Morning Britain dissected the drama, pundit Kevin Maguire sneered Rylan’s words as “regurgitated propaganda from GB News or the Daily Mail – no evidence!” Susanna, 54, ITV royalty, exploded: “Outrageous? Rylan spoke from the heart about real frustrations – homeless Brits vs. hotel handouts? That’s not myth; it’s math!” The on-air clash – Susanna vs. Kevin, fingers jabbing like fencers – peaked with her mic-drop: “To call it ‘hate’ dismisses the dialogue we need!” Clips exploded, #TeamSusanna trending, pulling 3.4 mil engagements. Even The Independent nodded: “Reid reframed the row as raw debate, not division.”

Fallout? Frenzied. This Morning bosses huddled – no axe for Rylan, but “sensitivity training” whispers swirl. Farage fist-bumped it on his LBC slot: “Rylan’s right – system’s skewed!” Labour’s Yvette Cooper countered in Parliament: “Misinfo fuels fires – hotels are a stopgap, not spa days.” Protests? From Southport to Whitehall, “Hotels for Heroes, Not Hoaxers” banners waved. Rylan’s rep? Soared among heartland fans – podcast How Deep Is Your Bench? bookings tripled, merch sales spiked 40%. Detractors? Labour-leaning rags like HuffPost dubbed it “a low point for daytime TV,” but Rylan’s clapback charmed: “I’m no politician – just a lad from the sticks saying it straight.”

As October chills set in, Rylan’s rant lingers like a bad aftertaste – or a bold breath of fresh air? In a post-riots UK, where 51,000 Channel crossings this year (Home Office stats) clash with 300,000+ homelessness crisis, his words mirror the malaise. Celebs like Davina McCall teased a “Rylan roast special” on her pod, while Ofcom probes plod on. One X user nailed it: “He voiced the unspoken – love him or loathe him, Rylan rattled the cage.” Will ITV leash him? Or let the lion roar? Britain’s buzzing – and Rylan’s right in the roar. What’s your verdict? Spill below – this telly tempest’s just heating up!