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Dancing On Ice host Stephen Mulhern says ‘it hurt a lot’ as he explains reason behind Ricky Hatton punching him

Dancing On Ice 2024 saw Ricky Hatton 'punch' Stephen Mulhern in a hilarious skit, leaving viewers in stitches. However, it hurt Stephen.

Towards the end of the show, Ricky helped Stephen and Holly Willoughby announce that the voting lines had closed. “Just hit him, please, Ricky,” Holly said, and the boxer was happy to oblige, throwing a punch at Stephen, knocking him down. “Ricky is one strong man, I asked him to punch me as a gag forgetting for a moment that he is a three-time boxing world champion and yes it hurt, a lot!” he said.

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