Stephen Mulhern had to unexpectedly withdraw from his appearance on Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway this week due to illness.
The beloved TV star, aged 47, is said to have let the production team know on the morning of Saturday, 6 April, that he was too under the weather to make it to the West London studios, though the specifics of his condition remain under wraps.
With Stephen unable to join the episode, Ant and Dec were quick on their feet, having to adapt his planned segment to include Capital's Jordan North instead.The episode, which was the penultimate ahead of next week's season finale, had originally slated Stephen for a comedy bit alongside the dynamic duo.
An insider told The Sun: "Stephen was due to be on a small section of the show, but sadly he was feeling a bit too poorly to perform.
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