Stephen Mulhern drops out of ITV show after death of father

Stephen Mulhern has been replaced arsenic the big of a programme successful the midst of his father’s death.

The TV presenter, 47, began his vocation astatine CITV, going connected to beforehand Britain’s Got More Talent, Catchphrase, Deal oregon No Deal and Dancing connected Ice.

Although he’d been set to big The Big Soap Quiz again this year, Stephen, who has kept his idiosyncratic beingness backstage implicit the years, had to propulsion retired owed to the caller decease of his dad.

His begetter Christopher’s decease was revealed this week aft it was reported the presenter had collapsed portion retired for meal and was taken to hospital.

A connection to Metro read: ‘Stephen has had an incredibly pugnacious clip implicit the past fewer weeks. His beloved begetter precocious passed distant which has deed him hard and has been understandably precise stressful.

‘In addition, helium had a process which took spot yesterday (Wednesday). Following the anaesthetic that was administered, helium had a fewer drinks which made him unwell, and helium was taken successful to infirmary arsenic a precaution.’

Although Stephen had been owed to big The Big Soap Quiz, which sees stars from Emmerdale and Coronation Street spell head-to-head to trial their soap knowledge, helium has been replaced by erstwhile Corrie prima Sally Lindsay for the 2024 programme.

Metro undertsnad that Stephen stepped down owed to the bereavement.

Following his wellness scare, a root spoke to The Sun astir what unfolded.

‘He took himself disconnected for a quiet, solo meal that evening, had a fewer drinks and conscionable reacted incredibly badly. He’s lone human, and his dad’s decease has deed him hard,’ they said.

Stephen is present said to beryllium recovering astatine location and ‘is mortified that helium had specified an atrocious — and nationalist — absorption to the anaesthetic.’

The Big Soap Quiz volition spot squad Corrie being led by Jack P Shepherd, who has played David Platt since 2000.

Meanwhile connected squad Emmerdale, Marlon Dingle histrion Mark Charnock volition erstwhile again instrumentality the lead, nevertheless each of their squad members is yet to beryllium announced.

The archetypal occurrence of the Big Soap Quiz aired successful 2011, with Coronation Street and Emmerdale going head-to-head annually since 2016.

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