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Inside Stephen Mulhern’s Dancing On Ice struggles after stepping into Phillip Schofield’s shoes – from viewer backlash, punchgate and lack of ‘magic’ with Holly

Dancing On Ice star Stephen Mulhern has had his fair share of struggles already since taking over from Phillip Schofield as host.

Dancing On Ice returned to our screens last month with Stephen Mulhern stepping in as a host alongside Holly Willoughby after Phillip Schofield left. Holly also had a tough year and many fans questioned if she’d return as a host after quitting This Morning. However, on behalf of Spin Genie, body language expert Darren Stanton said Stephen and Holly do not “have anywhere near the same level of rapport that” she and Phil have, stating: “They were the magic couple of presenting.”

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