Stephen Mulhern was recently spotted holding hands with Josie Gibson.
Despite being a TV staple, not much known about Deal or No Deal presenter’s private life, with the former CITV star keeping his romantic life away from the spotlight. He has even admitted in the past that he likes to keep “myself to myself”, perhaps following in the footsteps of showbiz pals Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly, who are famously quiet about their family lives.
The star’s Instagram offers few insights into his home life, as it is mostly full of hilarious videos or work related clips. In an interview in 2019 Stephen said he would “never do a reality show”, adding: “I would never do Dancing On Ice or I’m A Celebrity … because I do like to keep myself to myself.”
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Some fans may remember that Stephen once shared a cheeky smooch with his pal Holly Willoughby on CITV’s Saturday Showdown festive special. After gifting Holly a cheeky elf hat and mistletoe, she quipped, “Hurray for me! I can kiss all of the boys in the world all of the time,” before belting out, “Tis the season to kiss Holly, fa la la la la la la la la! “.
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But when he went in for a peck, Holly playfully rebuffed him, saying, “No! Stephen, you don’t count! ” To which he retorted, “What do you mean, I don’t count? Whoever you are under the mistletoe with you must kiss”. After another holiday smacker, Holly joked, “Don’t wear my lips out, I am going to be kissing Anthony from Blue soon..”
After Stephen planted another three kisses on her during the show, Holly playfully declared to him: “You are definitely on the naughty list! “. On rare occasions Stephen has spoken about his love life, admitting in 2018 that his busy career gets in the way of finding love. Stephen’s former partners include EastEnders star Emma Barton, 45, known for playing Honey Mitchell on the soap.
The dynamic duo of Emma and Stephen first hit it off back in 2008 when they were both starring in a panto version of Snow White, with Emma as the fair maiden and Stephen as her sidekick Muddles. It wasn’t long before sparks flew and they became an item.
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Keeping their romance under wraps, the telly stars enjoyed three years of bliss before calling it quits in 2011, with Stephen admitting that things had just naturally fizzled out. Emma, who’s also not one for public displays of affection, has been linked to ’90s alt-rock frontman Jason Perry from the band ‘A’ earlier this year.
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Over the weekend, Stephen was pictured holding hands with former Big Brother winner turned ITV regular Josie Gibson. Speaking about their rumoured romance to MailOnline, Josie said: “I’m in love with Stephen Mulhern. There you go. “But story of my life, I don’t think he loves me.” Stephen is yet to comment publicly on the rumours.
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