Stephen Mulhern returns to social media with an empowering New Year message - weeks after collapsing in a pizza restaurant while mourning the death of his father

Stephen Mulhern urged social media followers to 'look after each other' in a rare social media post on Thursday, weeks after collapsing at a pizza restaurant. 

The Deal Or No Deal presenter, 47, who is mourning the death of his father Christopher, was rushed to hospital in November after falling ill over a meal.

An ambulance was called for Mulhern, who had reacted badly to an anesthetic he'd taken earlier in the day, after staff at a Berkshire branch of Pizza Express became concerned for him at around 8:00pm. 

Taking to Instagram on Thursday, the presenter - who has since made a full recovery - shared a personal message for his followers. 

Posting alongside a nature video, he wrote: 'Here’s to a year where we look after each other and make wonderful memories. Hope it’s the best 2025 for us all! Happy New Year, everyone!' 

Following his collapse, a source told The Sun: 'Stephen has been going through an incredibly tough time of late. He is grieving the loss of his dad to whom he was so, so close.

'He's also been battling several well-documented health problems, and on Wednesday morning had a procedure requiring a local anesthetic.

'He took himself off for a quiet, solo dinner that evening, had a few drinks and just reacted incredibly badly. He's only human, and his dad's death has hit him hard.'

After paramedics helped Mulhern, he was put on the phone to his mother to assure her that he was OK.

A spokesperson told MailOnline: 'Stephen has had an incredibly tough time over the past few weeks. His beloved father recently passed away which has hit him hard and has been understandably very stressful.

'In addition he had a procedure which took place yesterday (Wednesday). Following the anaesthetic that was administered, he had a few drinks which made him unwell and he was.'

Mulhern has been receiving continuous support from his team, ITV bosses and long-term friend and colleague Holly Willoughby, his co-host on the newly revived You Bet!

The Deal Or No Deal star was born in east London in 1977 to market trader parents Christopher and Maureen.

He started off as a magician before going on to become one of Britain's most popular TV presenters. 

He has credited his success to his parents saying: 'I don't mean to sound soppy, but they worked so incredibly hard to bring up me and my two brothers and sister.'

Mulhern began his career on CITV in 1998, working on children's TV show Finger Tips with Fearne Cotton. 

He also enjoyed a solo presenting stint with children's show Tricky TV from 2005 to 2010 and co-hosted Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown (originally called Ministry of Mayhem) with Holly Willoughby in the Noughties.

Mulhern made the leap to adults TV in 2006 when he presented the ITV2 spin-off Dancing on Ice: Defrosted, while former co-host Holly and Phillip Schofield hosted the main show.

He also worked alongside the pair when he presented inside The Hub, a small segment on This Morning.

His first primetime hosting gig came in 2010 when he fronted Magic Numbers on ITV and three years later he landed the revived version of ITV game show Catchphrase.

Other notable shows fronted by Mulhern include ITV's Big Star's Little Star, Sunday Side Up, Get Your Act Together and ITV2 panel show Reality Bites.

He nabbed more work alongside Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly in 2016 when he took over Ashley Robert's role as the presenter of the Ant vs Dec segment on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.

Another segment he hosted on the show, In For A Penny, went on to land its own stand alone show, with Stephen at the helm.

As well as TV work, Mulhern hosted Sunday Mornings on Heart Radio with Emma Willis for six years until 2018 and is a regular stand-in on Virgin Radio UK.