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Stephen Mulhern steps in for Phillip Schofield as co-host of Dancing on Ice

Dancing on Ice co-host Phillip Schofield is to be replaced on this week's show by Stephen Mulhern.

Schofield usually hosts the ITV celebrity skating competition alongside Holly Willoughby but he continues to self-isolate after testing positive for Covid, reports WalesOnline.

An ITV statement said: “This Sunday’s episode of Dancing On Ice will be hosted by Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern while Phillip Schofield continues to self-isolate.”

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Schofield tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, throwing his presence during this Sunday’s Dancing On Ice live show into doubt.

The TV presenter shared a photo of a lateral flow test showing a positive result with his three million Instagram followers late on Monday evening.

He captioned the image: “Well b*******!! Currently just a slightly sore throat.”

Earlier this week Phillip Schofield called into This Morning to share his doubts about hosting Dancing On Ice (ITV)

Current NHS guidelines say that if a person tests positive they usually have to self-isolate for 10 full days or longer if symptoms occur or do not go away.

However it is possible to cut the period short after five days as long as the person tests negative on day five and day six.

The presenter, 59, usually hosts the ITV celebrity skating competition alongside Holly Willoughby, 40 who is also his co-presenter on This Morning.

Willoughby has been absent from the weekday daytime show for the past two weeks due to other work commitments, and Schofield has instead appeared beside former Saturdays star Rochelle Humes.

Presenter Ria Hebden became the second contestant eliminated from the skating show on Sunday, after ending up in the skate-off during movie week.

Judges Oti Mabuse, Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean and Ashley Banjo unanimously chose to save former S Club 7 star Rachel Stevens.

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