BGT 2022 kicks off in a matter of days and hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have given fans of Britain’s Got More Talent host Stephen Mulhern a bit of an update.
During an exclusive interview with ED! and other media outlets, we asked the Geordie duo if fan-favourite Stephen would ever return to the show.
And, if you’re a fan of the presenter’s madcap ways, we’re afraid we’ve got some bad news for you.
BGT 2022: Is Britain’s Got More Talent back?
Britain’s Got More Talent – hosted by Stephen – was axed after the 2019 series of the show.
Of course, the last time we saw BGT on screen was in 2020, after it was cancelled due to the pandemic.
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At the time, Stephen told The Sun of Britain’s Got More Talent’s demise: “It’s a shame and when it was decided they weren’t going to do the ITV2 version I think the consensus among the boys and judges was this is a massive gap.
“We did it from day one, when there were only three judges. Do I think it’s a shame? I do. We got away with a lot of stuff.”
Sadly there are no plans to bring the spin-off back this year.
So where does that leave the lovely Stephen?
Ant and Dec filled us in…
Will Stephen Mulhern return for BGT 2022?
Sadly it was a resounding no when ED! spoke to Ant and Dec.
At the time of our chat, Stephen was taking a break from Saturday Night Takeaway with health issues.
We see enough of him on Saturday Night Takeaway so we’ll keep him there for now.
He had been hospitalised but returned – much to the delight of fans – before the series came to an end.
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However, we won’t be seeing him on screen with the boys any time soon, it seems.
Opening up, Ant admitted: “We always miss Stephen, we always like having him around so of course we miss him.”
He then quipped: “But we see enough of him on Saturday Night Takeaway so we’ll keep him there for now.”
BGT 2022 kicks off this Saturday (April 16) at 8pm on ITV.
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