Stephen Mulhern has been discharged from hospital after being treated for a mystery illness which forced him to pull out of Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway co-hosting duties.
The 44-year-old television host is said to be recovering at home after undergoing successful treatment for a mystery illness – but he could be forced to miss out on TV work for weeks as he recovers.
And it has already been almost a month since Stephen was last seen on Saturday Night Takeaway as he featured on the opening show of the latest series.
At the time, he was dressed up as former US President Donald Trump as part of a skit, and had previously left fans anxious as he went silent on social media too.
But now it is reported that the star is recuperating at home after undergoing treatment for an unspecified medical condition.
A source told The Sun on Sunday: “Stephen went to hospital for a medical procedure, but has been discharged now and is focusing all his energy on his recovery.
“He’s hoping to return to the show as soon as he’s feeling better and well enough. He’s currently resting up and supporting the lads from home.”
Stephen had previously opened up to fans to tell them he was on doctor’s orders not to work – with a rare tweet explaining why he had been absent from TV screens.
He wrote: “Hello all. Sorry I’ve been quiet on here recently and thank you for all your lovely messages.
“I’ve had some time off and been resting up on doctors orders. I’m on the mend, I’m happy to say, and looking forward to getting back to work soon.
“In the meantime I’ll put my feet up and watch Saturday Night Takeaway tonight with the rest of you lot.
“Please don’t miss me too much! Lots of love.”
One fan was thrilled to see the star was OK and replied to the tweet, writing: “So good to see this tweet, Stephen. My daughter had been asking most days if you had tweeted anything and was really concerned.”
Stephen won over even more fans in recent weeks when he replaced Phillip Schofield as a host on Dancing On Ice while the This Morning star was forced to miss the show due to a positive Covid test result.
Fans took to Twitter to praise Stephen – who co-hosted alongside Holly Willoughby – and urged show bosses to hire him as a full time replacement.
One impressed fan gushed: “Can Stephen Mulhern be a permanent replacement please? #DancingOnIce.”
While another tweeted: “Stephen Mulhern needs a big prime time show! Loving him already #DancingOnIce.”
And another wrote: “I reckon Stephen Mulhern should present #DancingOnIce every week! He’s a right laugh!”
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