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ITV has announced the sixth celebrity set to face a no holds barred interrogation in the second series of The Assembly.

TV and radio personality Rylan Clark - best known for programmes including This Morning, Strictly Come Dancing spin-off It Takes Two and his travel series alongside Rob Rinder - will be taking the hot seat in an upcoming instalment of the popular ITV show.

The BAFTA-nominated series features a group of curious interviewers - who are autistic, neurodivergent and/or learning disabled - posing their distinctive questions to well-known faces.

The second series got under way earlier this month and has already played host to the likes of national treasure Sir Stephen Fry, former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, comedy legend Sir Lenny Henry and Motherland actress Anna Maxwell Martin.

The fifth episode, airing on April 22, will see BRIT award-winning rapper and I'm A Celebrity star Aitch face the panel, while Rylan's episode is scheduled to broadcast in May, reports the Mirror.

He will be seen fielding questions from the group, where absolutely nothing is off limits and no subject is considered out of bounds.

The names of the other celebrities participating in this series were confirmed back in March, though Rylan's involvement has only just been announced.

The Assembly, an adaptation of French format Les Rencontres du Papotin, launched last year and proved to be a resounding success. The inaugural series of the hit TV show saw a host of household names including EastEnders legend Danny Dyer, Rivals actor David Tennant and Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall submit themselves to questioning from the panel of interviewers.

As the cast for the second series was unveiled, Katie Rawcliffe, director of entertainment, reality and daytime commissioning at ITV, said: "This line-up really does offer something for everyone - The Assembly's no-holds-barred questions throw up all kinds of surprising revelations."

David Smyth, entertainment commissioning editor at ITV, added: "The Assembly are raring to go and with such a unique mix of famous faces to interview, they will have a ball coming up with their next set of questions.

"These celebrities really do need to be ready for anything," he continued.

Rylan's episode of The Assembly will air next month across ITV1 and ITVX, STV and STV Player. Both the first series and opening five episodes of series two are available to stream now.