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Mo Gilligan returns with The Lateish Show featuring Jack Whitehall and Lily Allen

All you've ever needed to know about the lovely Mo!

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Mo Gilligan returns with a new series of his BAFTA-winning chat show The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan tonight (July 23).

Jack Whitehall, Lily Allen, Nathalie Emmanuel and Anne-Marie are all set to appear on the show.

But just what else do we know about Mo, his stint on The Masked Singer/Dancer aside?

What’s he worth? Does he have a love interest? And how did he go from shop worker to one of the funniest men in Britain?

Read on for all you’ve ever needed to know about Mo!

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Mo Gilligan is back tonight with a new series of The Lateish Show (Credit: C4)

What is Mo Gilligan famous for?

The comedian began his career sharing comedy videos on his YouTube account.

At the time, the star was working in retail on the shop floor.

However, he went viral in 2017 when he caught the attention of rapper Drake, and the rest is history.

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In 2018, he became the host of Channel 4’s The Big Narstie Show.

It was a great success, and the broadcaster went on to give the star his very own show, The Lateish Show, in 2019.

Later on in the same year, he scored his first Netflix special and it was released globally to 190 countries.

In 2020, Mo joined the cast of Celebrity Gogglebox, proving to be a hit with his infectious laugh and cracking sense of humour.

In August of the same year he replaced Ken Jeong on the judging panel of The Masked Singer.

This year saw him take up the seat again for spin-off show The Masked Dancer.

In terms of awards, Mo’s cabinet is growing.

Surely his proudest achievement so far is his BAFTA for The Lateish Show.

He scooped the Entertainment Performance gong for the show at the 2020 prize giving.

And he joked that he has to pay for dinner for his mates now he has a BAFTA!

Does Lateish Show host Mo Gilligan have a girlfriend?

Mo rarely speaks about his love life publicly.

However, in 2018 he confessed he was dating Sophie Wise.

She appeared in Hollyoaks in 2015 and has since had parts in Holby City and Whitstable Pearl.

Mo appeared on This Morning earlier today (July 23) to chat about The Lateish Show.

And, while he was on there with hosts Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, he gave a little shout out to his love.

After firstly waving and saying hello to his mum Susan, Mo said: “Also hello to my sisters and nephews and Sophie my girlfriend, she’ll be watching.”

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Mo appeared on This Morning on Friday (Credit: ITV)

What is Mo’s net worth?

According to the Idol Net Worth website, Mo isn’t short of a bob or two.

It claims he’s worth a whopping £18 million!

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What can I catch Lateish Show host Mo on next?

Celebrity Gogglebox fans can catch Mo Friday nights on Channel 4 at 9pm.

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He’s also fronting a reboot of The Big Breakfast for the station’s Black to Front day in September.

Mo has also written his first book.

His autobiography That Moment Went Well is out in September.

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The Lateish Show with Mo Gillian airs tonight on Channel 4 at 10pm.

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Nancy Brown
Associate Editor