Rylan Clark denies he is wanted by police after ‘lookalike’ e-fit is released

Rylan has denied he is wanted by police – after a ‘lookalike’ e-fit was released. Kent Police yesterday published an appeal following an attempted robbery in Maidstone earlier this month.

Police added an e-fit image showing a man with dark hair and a full beard. The photo was then circulated on X, formerly Twitter, where some users suggested it looked like Rylan.

So the former X Factor contestant from Essex decided to go public and clear his name, making the call and adding: “Wasn’t me.” People on

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One said: “Looks like an unfinished GTA character from 15 years ago.” And another added: “Have you tried looking into Legoland?”.

Police launched an investigation after a victim reported that four men approached her outside Romney Place on the afternoon of April 5. They demanded she hand over her watch but when she refused, they chased her down the road before attacking her.

She suffered bruises to her face and the watch was not taken, Kent police said. After investigation, the victim was able to complete an e-fit of a man whom officers would like to identify.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation should call the West Kent appeal line on 01622 604100, quoting reference 46/55393/24. An e-fit, short for Electronic Facial Identification Technique, is a digital method used to create facial composites.