Stephen Mulhern lashed out at one of the show’s famous contestants on Saturday night, threatening to “walk off” from the set of Celebrity Catchphrase.
Popular presenter Stephen took the helm of the ITV show, which aired just before the finale of Saturday Night Takeaway after the thrilling Grand National, and was joined by Lorraine showbiz expert Leah Hebden, Men Behaving Badly’s They were joined by legend Neil Morrissey and Strictly Come Dancing pro Deanna. Buswell.
And as the celebs struggle to figure out one of their big-money catchphrases, tensions begin to rise and when Leah buzzes after multiple attempts and failures, Stephen tells her With these words, the proceedings were temporarily suspended. “Before you say,” “If this isn’t correct, I’m leaving this set and heading to the Countdown set next door. I’m going to turn right into the Coronation Street set, which is right behind me. After that. I’m going to jump on it.’ I get on the bus and drive home through Weatherfield. ”
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Leah felt pressured to answer correctly, but she did, much to her own relief, and Stephen was quick to praise her. Stephen’s catchphrase threat comes a week after he “withdrew” from Saturday Night Takeaway at the last minute, calling ITV bosses hours before cameras started rolling to tell them he was “not ready” to do the job. “I haven’t been able to do it,” he said.
He was set to appear on this weekend’s Takeaway finale ahead of his return to his show In for a Penny in a new series next week.