New Dancing On Ice host formally revealed
ITV are nonetheless hoping to persuade Holly Willoughby to return to Dancing On Ice as bosses have reportedly satisfied a hew host to signal on.
Questions have been circling for months over who will host the upcoming collection of Dancing On Ice after Philip Schofield resigned from his This Morning function again in May.
But it has now been reported that Stephen Mulhern has formally signed as the brand new host for the Sunday night present.
While Stephen, 46, will change Philip, 61, it nonetheless stays unclear whether or not Holly will return to the ice skating present after she left This Morning in October on account of a terrifying alleged kidnap and homicide plot.
The Sun have reported that having Stephen on board has been a big increase to ITV bosses who’re desperately hoping Holly, 42, will return to TV in January for the present.
ITV are nonetheless hoping to persuade Holly Willoughby to return to Dancing On Ice as bosses have reportedly satisfied a hew host to signal on
It has now been reported that Stephen Mulhern has formally signed as the brand new host for the Sunday night present, changing Phillip Schofield
The presenter placed on a courageous face to affix her household for a Christmas lunch on Thursday as she was seen for the primary time after months of being too frightened to go away her house
The presenter placed on a courageous face to affix her household for a Christmas lunch on Thursday as she was seen for the primary time after months of being too frightened to go away her house.
Dressed in a camel coat, purple jumpsuit and gold stiletto heels, Holly, 42, was seen leaving the restaurant close to her house in south west London the place she had dined along with her mum Linda, husband Dan Baldwin and a gaggle of pals.
The mum-of-three has been mulling over her future on TV because the alleged kidnap plot, and ITV bosses are anticipating her resolution on whether or not she’s going to current Dancing on Ice in January, simply days earlier than the present’s launch.
A TV insider advised the publication: ‘Stephen has been the frontrunner to take Phillip’s spot for months however ITV is thrilled to now have him signed and sealed and able to roll.
‘Stephen is vastly cherished by viewers, is a consummate skilled and as an added bonus has labored with Holly for many years – they each began out in telly collectively.
‘Knowing Stephen will likely be there beside her might be the consolation blanket Holly must say sure.’
An ITV spokesperson advised MailOnline: ‘Further bulletins relating to Dancing on Ice will likely be made sooner or later.’
Holly and Phillip Schofield hosted Dancing On Ice from 2006 till 2023, excluding the years 2012 to 2014 the place Christine Lampard took Holly’s place.
The presenter placed on a courageous face to affix her household for a Christmas lunch on Thursday
Dressed in a camel coat, purple jumpsuit and gold stiletto heels, Holly, 42, was seen leaving the restaurant close to her house in south west London
A TV insider advised The Sun: ‘Stephen has been the frontrunner to take Phillip’s spot for months however ITV is thrilled to now have him signed and sealed and able to roll’
Out and about as soon as once more this week along with her household, Holly did not crack a smile but these near her say that she is ‘feeling higher as every day goes by’.
This Morning has been left in disarray this yr after Phillip resigned from the function on account of his ‘unwise however not unlawful’ affair with a a lot youthful colleague and Holly give up after a terrifying alleged homicide and kidnap plot
ITV bosses are hoping having Stephen on board will persuade Holly to return to TV in January for the present (Holly and Stephen pictured for his or her present Saturday Showdown again in 2006)
One buddy advised MailOnline: ‘For a while Holly hasn’t needed to go to a restaurant or anyplace different folks will see her, she has caught to non-public locations however little by little she is beginning to get her life again.
Television manufacturing guru Dan, 48, was seen hugging Holly’s mum Linda as they left the restaurant.
Friends say that it’s these two who Holly has leaned on since studying of the alleged plot to kidnap and homicide her by former safety guard Gavin Plumb in October.
Since then she has struggled to go away the home that she shares with Dan and their three kids, Harry, 14, Belle, 12, and eight-year-old Chester.
The terror of the menace left her so scared that she continues to be undecided whether or not she’s going to host Dancing On Ice when it returns subsequent month although she is predicted to inform ITV whether or not she’s going to return or not within the coming days.
Holly has additionally paused her £1million take care of Marks & Spencer as a result of she stays fearful for her security.
