Stephen Mulhern awkwardly asked about Josie Gibson romance rumours on This Morning
Stephen Mulhern was asked about rumours of a romance with Josie Gibson, in an awkward moment on This Morning.
Last month, the presenters were spotted holding hands on the set of the final episode of Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, which led to speculation that they were in a relationship.
Mulhern appeared on yesterday’s edition of This Morning (May 7) to promote his new children’s book, and at the end of the interview, hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard decided to ask him about those rumours.
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"We can’t let you go without… Josie…" Deeley teased, while Shephard said, "His face says it all."
Mulhern set the record straight, explaining: "Listen, she didn’t turn up to rehearsals, I held her hand and I showed her where to stand. That is it, finito."
However, the presenting duo weren’t convinced and continued to speculate, to which Mulhern joked: "Why are you doing this to me? Unbelievable."
Gibson has previously shut down the romance rumours and clarified that the pair were just friends.
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"Stephen? Oh, he’s so lovely," she said. "We are really good friends, I really adore him, but there’s no romance in the air.
"But he’s so nice. Every bloke that I come in contact with, the press seems to think that I’m having it off with them. People must think I’m a right goer. I’m not like that."
Gibson also went on to explain that she would need to have a strong connection with someone before she got into a relationship.
"To be with somebody or to even kiss somebody, I’ve really got to love them. I’ve really got to really be into them," she said. "I can’t give my energy over when I’m not completely into it. You know when you get that magic connection?
"For me, it only comes around like once every seven years or eight years. I love the love, because those are very, very special [moments] when you find them."
This Morning airs weekday mornings on ITV.
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