Ant and Dec offered a very public show of support to Stephen Mulhern as he stepped into their shoes to host a Britain's Got Talent special on Sunday night.
While it was confirmed when The Ultimate Magician was filmed back in October, that Ant and Dec wouldn't be hosting it, due to them both testing positive for Covid, it still came as something of a surprise to viewers who tuned into watch the special episode, that ur wasn't Ant and Dec at the helm.
Their forced absence from the special; episode was addressed by an ITV spokesperson at the time who said; "Ant and Dec are both unwell and have postponed all work commitments until they recover.
