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Stephen Mulhern

Stephen Mulhern
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Born Stephen Daniel Mulhern
4 April 1977 (1977-04-04) (age 39)
Stratford, London, England
Nationality British
Occupation Television presenter, Entertainer, Magician
Years active 1995–present
Employer ITV, Heart Radio
Television Britain's Got More Talent
Animals Do the Funniest Things
Magic Numbers
Catchphrase
Big Star's Little Star
Sunday Side Up
Reality Bites
Pick Me!
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Go for It
The Next Great Magician
Website Official website

Stephen Daniel Mulhern (born 4 April 1977 in Stratford, London) is an English presenter, entertainer, and former magician, best known for presenting television programmes for ITV.

Mulhern has presented the ITV2 spin-off series Britain's Got More Talent since 2007 and has more recently presented ITV game shows including Catchphrase (2013–present) and Big Star's Little Star (2013–present). He also co-hosts the Sunday breakfast programme on Heart Radio, alongside Emma Willis.

Mulherns is the third of four children of Irish parents, Maureen (née Reid) and Christopher Mulhern, who were both market traders. He has two older brothers and a younger sister. Mulhern attended St Bonaventure's Catholic School in Forest Gate, Newham.

Mulhern gained his interest in comedy and magic from his father, who would teach him a trick before bedtime when he was 13 years old. The family would spend their summer holidays at Butlin's Minehead in Somerset, where Mulhern first began performing in public. He became the youngest member of The Magic Circle, which brought about an appearance on Blue Peter in a piece for Harry Houdini's 100th birthday. Mulhern was later suspended from The Magic Circle for revealing a magic trick on Finger Tips, a kid's TV show.

After leaving school, he created a magic show under the title Stephen's Mega Mad Magic Show. He spent two summers working as a Butlins Redcoat in Minehead, got winter jobs at Hamleys and Harrods - where he met Princess Diana - all while also auditioning for television appearances. Turned down at age 18 by Michael Barrymore for My Kind of People, he won a TV talent show hosted by Jonathan Ross, and as a result, in 1997 while aged 20, was invited to take part in the Royal Variety Performance at the Victoria Palace Theatre, performing in front of HM Queen Elizabeth II.


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