Stephen Mulhern tends to keep his private life away from the spotlight.
The presenter, who turned 47 on April 4, is known for hosting ITV primetime shows In For A Penny, Catchphrase, Deal or No Deal and Dancing on Ice.
He kicked off his career almost 30 years ago at CITV presenting children’s programmes Finger Tips, Tricky TV and Holly and Stephen’s Saturday Showdown with Holly Willoughby.
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His love life is a bit of mystery but back in 2020 he did make a cheeky comment about his lack of action in the bedroom. When asked how often he had sex by The Sun’s Fabulous Magazine, he simply replied: “Not enough.” He went on to share that his first kiss was with “a girl named Kristen” and that his sister Suzie is the love of his life, admitting he wondered if that made him “weird”.
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It has been widely reported that Stephen enjoyed a whirlwind romance with EastEnders actress Emma Barton, who plays Honey Mitchell in the BBC One soap. The pair were reportedly a couple from 2008 to 2011 after meeting during a pantomime production of Snow White, where Emma was the star and Stephen played her funny best mate, Muddles. It seems their time on stage together brought them closer.
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Like many famous faces, they kept their romance private and were together for three years before deciding to split in 2011. Stephen later revealed their relationship had naturally come to an end. Back in 2018, he said that being busy with work makes it hard to find love. Stephen once shared a kiss with his good friend Holly while they were presenting Saturday Showdown on CITV together.
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During a special Christmas episode of Saturday Showdown, Stephen gave Holly an elf hat with mistletoe on it. Holly happily said: “Hurray for me! I can kiss all of the boys in the world all of the time,” before she started singing: “Tis the season to kiss Holly, fa la la la la la la la la! “. Stephen took this as a cue, but when he went in for a kiss, Holly said: “No! Stephen, you don’t count!” Stephen responded: “What do you mean, I don’t count? Whoever you are under the mistletoe with you must kiss”.
After nicking another Christmas smooch from Holly, she joked: “Don’t wear my lips out, I am going to be kissing Anthony from Blue soon.” Stephen planted three more kisses on Holly during the show, making her take off her hat and say: “You are definitely on the naughty list!”
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