Popular TV presenter lined up as Dancing on Ice replacement for under-fire Phillip Schofield

STEPHEN Mulhern is being lined up as a Dancing on Ice replacement for Phillip Schofield.

The popular Catchphrase host, 46, won rave reviews when he stood in for Schofield last February after the 61-year-old pulled out of the primetime ITV show with Covid.

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Stephen Mulhern received huge backing from fans after he replaced Schofield for a Dancing on Ice one-off[/caption]

He is now a frontrunner for the role amid Schofield’s fall-out with Holly Willoughby.

A source said: “Stephen is a perfect fit and gets on brilliantly with Holly.

“He’s long been regarded as the right man to take over and was sounded out by executives at the end of last year. He told friends he’d jump at the chance.”

Super host Mulhern, a firm favourite at ITV with a string of shows, is already set to host the broadcasters reboot of Deal or No Deal.

But he received huge backing from fans after he replaced Schofield for a Dancing on Ice one-off.

One fan beamed: “Stephen Mulhern needs to be presenting Dancing on Ice every week…. He adds that certain something that’s been missing.”

Another added: “Is this the end of phil on dancing on ice – Stephen Mulhern is smashing it and he has a better chemistry with Holly.

“Phil will be worried about his position on Dancing on Ice tonight.”

The star, who scored a hit with his In For A Penny show and appears on Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, is currently earning £1million a year and has amassed a personal fortune of £5million.