Dancing On Ice Viewers Stunned As Ricky Hatton 'Wallops' Stephen Mulhern During Comedy Skit

15 Jan 2024

were among the famous faces who attended the annual charity event hosted by Ant and Dec. Celebrities such as Holly Willoughby, Stephen Mulhern, and Ricky Hatton were present at the yearly fundraiser held by Ant and Dec for charitable purposes.

were among the famous faces who took part in Soccer Aid 2021. The celebrity football match took place at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium on Saturday, September 4th. The annual charity event raises funds for UNICEF and this year it raised an impressive £13 million to help children worldwide. The game saw an England side take on a World XI team and ended in a 3-0 victory for England. The match was broadcast live on ITV in the UK and featured a halftime performance by Coldplay. Soccer Aid has become a popular event over the years and regularly attracts a host of celebrities and former professional footballers.

Stephen Mulhern likely did not expect to become a target for a prominent British boxer when he agreed to host the latest season of Dancing On Ice.

Stephen took on his first gig as the fresh host of Dancing On Ice on Sunday evening. He teamed up with Holly Willoughby, who made a comeback to TV after staying away for a while.

The presentation mostly proceeded smoothly without any trouble, however, during the final moments of the program, the host of Catchphrase engaged in a brief sketch alongside Ricky Hatton, where the ex-boxing champion acted as his microphone stand.

Ricky acted as if he was tired of Stephen, but Holly encouraged the famous skater to "just attack him". Eventually, he did hit Stephen, which surprised people watching the show at home. Some viewers thought the blow may have been too forceful by accident.

Ricky Hatton knocked down Stephen Mulhern in an unforgettable Sunday night television moment.

The above post on Twitter was posted by Daniel on the 14th of January 2024.

Did you see when Ricky punched Stephen Mulhern on live television? Hilarious! It's refreshing to see some playful antics on Dancing On Ice. Stephen is a fantastic addition to the show, so props to him! ???????? #DancingOnIce

Stephen found humor in the situation on X (formerly Twitter) and made a joke to his followers, saying that he was "beginning to experience some bruising."

During the recently concluded Sunday broadcast, it was announced that Ricky has found himself in the bottom two and will participate in the initial skate-off of the season next week. The judges will then determine whom to save.

In the past year, Stephen became the new host of Dancing On Ice, replacing Phillip Schofield. Phillip had left ITV after confessing to lying to producers of This Morning about a romantic relationship with a younger co-worker on the program.

The program Dancing On Ice will air on Sunday evening at 6:30 pm on the channel ITV1.