Stephen Mulhern has revealed he's only signed up for the current season of Dancing On Ice – but is keeping his fingers crossed he'll be asked back.
The 46-year-old TV presenter has taken on the role of co-host from Phillip Schofield, who left ITV last year after his affair with a younger colleague became public.
Stephen, who shared how excited he was to work with Holly Willoughby, is still unsure whether he will be back for another series next year.
Speaking to The Sun, he said: “I'm definitely doing the whole series. “Of course I'd love to do it next year.
“It's also bizarre that I've always wanted to be on all the shows like Strictly, I'm A Celeb if I were a contestant. Because I've always wanted to ice skate.'
Stephen Mulhern has revealed he's only signed up for the current season of Dancing On Ice – but is keeping his fingers crossed he'll be asked back
He said, “I'll definitely do the whole series.” Of course I'd like to do it next year.
He added: “There aren't many shows where you can do live TV and I also get to do a show with Holly, which I haven't done for so long.”
Holly and Stephen first worked together from January 2004 on the CITV show Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown, originally Ministry Of Mayhem.
After their self-titled show ended in 2006, Stephen and Holly's appearances on television together became increasingly rare, but they remained close.
Stephen confirmed he was in talks about joining Dancing On Ice as a presenter in October last year.
He told Web at the time that he found it “amazing” to host the show, after hosting ITV2 spin-off series Defrosted for a year in 2006.
Stephen also represented former Dancing On Ice presenter Phillip Schofield, 61, when he fell ill with Covid in 2022.
It shows he is finally being noticed by ITV bosses, who have often given him the role of a “spin-off” presenter, but is now evolving as he fronts Catchphrase and the Deal or Deal No reboot Stephen is quickly becoming a serious contender for prime time.
He said in October, before his DOI role was officially confirmed: “I used to do the spin-off show Defrosted and when I filled in for Phil when he wasn't feeling too well, he had Covid, I did really enjoyed it and it was so good to be back with Holly.
The 46-year-old TV presenter has taken over the role of co-host from Phillip Schofield, who left ITV last year (pictured with Holly Willoughby in February 2023).
Stephen added: “There aren't many shows where you can do live TV and I also get to do a show with Holly, which I haven't done for so long.”
“We had a great time together and a lot of the team were the same as when I was on the ITV2 show.”
“We're talking about it, but I promise you now that nothing is confirmed, but if it happens it will be absolutely amazing… if not, then look, it's not happening.” I promise you I would tell you if we would have confirmed it at this point.
“The lineup is the best it's been in a few years… I'm keeping the lineup just in case… It's a big staple and it's already there.”