Stephen Mulhern gave a health update as he returned to Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway tonight after a mystery illness.
The popular presenter appeared alongside Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly for their famous Ant vs Dec segment on the ITV show today, and as he made a spectacular return to the programme tonight, he updated fans on his health.
Stephen was forced to miss a few of the shows this year on doctors' orders but he has since revealed he is doing much better, as he thanked fans for all the lovely and supportive messages they had sent him as he battled the illness.
Appearing on the show today, Ant and Dec quizzed Stephen on where he had been - and how he was doing.
"We haven't seen you since show one, where the hell have you been?" Dec asked, as Stephen joked he had been stuck in Hollywood after his private jet managed to break down.
Then breaking from his character, he added: "No seriously, I haven't been too well, so thank you for all of your lovely messages. Do you know something? Forget about that all now because the show must go on!"
Fans were thrilled to see Stephen back on their screens.
"Welcome back Stephen we've missed you so much #SaturdayNightTakeaway," one wrote, as another added: "Glad that Stephen is back … #SaturdayNightTakeaway."
A third shared: "Welcome back @StephenMulhern #SaturdayNightTakeaway @itvtakeaway," with a fourth penning on social media: "It's so nice to see @StephenMulhern back on #SaturdayNightTakeaway."
As the show began, one excited fan wrote on Twitter : "The king of entertainment is back where he belongs. #SaturdayNightTakeaway . Welcome home @StephenMulhern, we've missed you."
Stephen previously revealed he had been off the show and resting on doctors' orders.
"Hello all. Sorry I’ve been quiet on here recently and thank you for all your lovely messages," he wrote.
"I've had some time off and been resting up on doctors orders. I’m on the mend, I’m happy to say, and looking forward to getting back to work soon. In the meantime I’ll put my feet up and watch Saturday Night Takeaway tonight with the rest of you lot."
He added: "Please don’t miss me too much! Lots of love."
