'I don’t think I could do any reality shows'
He’s a familiar face on the Britain’s Got Talent set after fronting the spin-off programme, so Stephen Mulhern was thrilled to be asked to cover a magic-only version of the show, after hosts Ant and Dec were struck down with Covid.
Stephen – who’s been a keen magician since he was 13 – explains he had a phone call from show producers at Britain’s Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician asking if he could step in at the last minute. He said he didn’t hesitate to say yes.BGT judges Amanda Holden, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon return to the judging panel for the special one-off show and legendary magician Penn Jillette is keeping Simon Cowell’s seat warm, as he was busy with filming commitments in the US.
Stephen says the “want and love” for magicians on BGT is “phenomenal” and explains the acts, which include former BGT winner Richard Jones and 2022 finalist, The Witches, blew everyone away. Here, Stephen, 45, talks about the performance that made Amanda cry and also addresses some game show rumours…I was on my way to film In For A Penny and got a phone call saying Ant and Dec couldn’t do it. I was like, “What?!” All the stars had aligned!I phoned them to see how they were. They were really, really nice. They said they were happy to hand over the reins and I said, “That means an awful lot.” Dec said, “We know you’ll be good, but don’t be too good.
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