Stephen Mulhern looks happy and healthy weeks after hospital dash as he returns to TV for Dancing on Ice
STEPHEN Mulhern looked happy and healthy weeks after his hospital dash as he returned to TV for Dancing on Ice.
In November, The Sun exclusively revealed Stephen, 47, had been rushed to hospital after dramatically collapsing at a Pizza Express.
The incident happened after he had been drinking with his meal, but is believed to have reacted to an anaesthetic he had for an operation earlier in the day.
On top of that, Stephen was also mourning the death of his beloved father.
While the hospital gave the star the all-clear, he stepped back from his hosting duties on The Big Soap Quiz after a difficult few weeks, and was replaced by Sally Lindsay.
But on Sunday night, Stephen looked back at his best as he stood happily alongside co-host Holly Willoughby for the return of Dancing on Ice, and his first live TV appearance since the incident.
Wearing a smart suit with a dark shirt and tie, Stephen looked dapper beside Holly, 43, who wore an ice blue shimmering strapless gown.
Over Christmas, Stephen had teamed up wit Holly for the new rebooted series of You Bet! – but that had been pre-recorded earlier in the year before his collapse, as had his other ITV show, Deal or No Deal.
Fans were delighted to have him back, with one writing on X: “#DancingOnIce love stephen doing this..”
Another added after he made two audience members jump during one funny piece to camera: “Those poor women in the audience. I love Stephen.”
The first episode saw six of the 12 celebrities take to the ice for the first time.
However, Stephen and Holly revealed there would be no skate off next week after the remaining celebrities had performed.
The format change left many Dancing on Ice fans annoyed, with one writing: “No skate off so what is the point?”
Another added: “If there is no skate off can we at least know the Bottom Two?! I swear Dancing On Ice loves to copy Dancing With The Stars in America.”
A third tweeted: “So if the voting is open and no skate off what is happening in the last 10 mins of show.”
Dancing on Ice airs on ITV1 and is available on ITVX.