Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern are ageless in photo from 20 years ago

28 December 2023 , 17:42

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Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern are ageless two decades after Ministry of Mayhem (Image: Matt Frost/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern are enviably ageless in throwback snaps from their time presenting together on Ministry of Mayhem.

The former This Morning presenter, 42, and Stephen, 46, have been on our screens for many decades. The duo first presented together on MoM - before the series title was changed to Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown. The same year the series launched, they also presented the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004: The British Final alongside Michael Underwood.

And now, Holly and Stephen are getting the band back together for the upcoming series of Dancing On Ice. She used to front the series with This Morning co-host Phillip Schofield. However, after Schofield's shock exit from ITV in May due to an affair with a This Morning colleague, there was a lot of speculation on who would replace him on Dancing On Ice this season.

Fans were delighted to learn Holly is making her return to screens with a new co-star. However, Holly and Stephen worked together before on Ministry of Mayhem.

Holly and Stephen presented on Ministry Of Mayhem (ITV)

The presenters are returning as a duo for Dancing On Ice

The duo look as young now as they did in the throwback snaps from their time on the children's show. The old picture was shared on ITV's official Twitter page in 2018, and they added the caption: "Fresh-faced and almost unrecognisable - what a pair of mischief makers."

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In the photo, the duo showed off their pearly whites as they posed for the cameras at a showbiz event. The snap was taken in 2005, meaning Holly was 24 years old while Stephen was 28 years old. As the news of Holly's return to screens was announced, she also made an appearance on daytime show This Morning.

It comes after Holly quit her job on the ITV programme back in October. Holly appeared alongside This Morning's Josie Gibson for a pre-recorded episode hosted by Rylan Clark and Emma Willis. She surprised viewers with her return as she interviewed actress Miriam Margolyes.

The trio had a hilarious chat, where Miriam left Holly and Josie in giggles with her cheeky stories. The interview was actually filmed back in September when Miriam went on to host a phone-in with viewers. It ended up with Holly red-faced as she had to repeatedly apologise after show favourite Miriam swore twice.

Fans were not so impressed with the pre-recorded episode as they took to X - formerly Twitter - to complain about the repeated segments. One said: "Not Rick Astley again and Miriam Margolyes etc, how many times have they been on #ThisMorning talking about their careers, this show needs a full revamp, it's so bloody boring and tired!"

Zara Woodcock