Ant and Dec‘s Saturday Night Takeaway made quite the comeback with its hallmark ‘happiest ninety minutes of the week’, with the high-profile presenting duo delighted to welcome back their beloved fans in the flesh.
This is the first time the show has welcomed back a live audience in two years since last series’ proceedings went virtual owing to the Covid-19 pandemic – and the best friends, both 46, were taken-aback at the roaring crowd’s enthusiasm at their return.
And someone unafraid to make an unforgettable entrance was Stephen Mulhern, who channelled Donald Trump while addressing the audience via a raised podium.
‘What an epic entrance!’: The return of Saturday Night Takeaway left fans revelling in Stephen Mulhern’s Donald Trump impersonation – as Ant and Dec welcomed back a roaring crowd for the first time in two years
The bubbly TV presenter, 44, had fans of the show revelling in his ‘epic entrance’ on Twitter, with one going so far as to say it had made their Saturday night.
‘MULLERS, I’M IN TEARS,’ one ITV viewer enthused, while another chimed, ‘Stephen Mulhern dressed as Donald Trump is not something I was expecting to see tonight.’
Meanwhile, a third took to the microblogging platform to express how much they’d missed the fan favourite Saturday night show.
It’s back! Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway made quite the comeback with its hallmark ‘happiest ninety minutes of the week’, with the high profile presenting duo delighted to welcome back their beloved fans in the flesh
Providing the entertainment: The bubbly TV presenter, 44, had fans of the show revelling in his ‘epic entrance’ on Twitter, with one going so far as to say it had made their Saturday night
Reaction: One fan chimed, ‘Stephen Mulhern dressed as Donald Trump is not something I was expecting to see tonight!’
Back in the flesh: Last series’ proceedings went virtual owing to the Covid-19 pandemic
American drag queen Ru Paul, 61, kickstarted the series as guest announcer, telling ITV viewers – and the audience – that he was ‘thrilled to be there.’
Ru Paul is best known for producing, hosting, and judging the reality competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race and proudly announced that all three winners of the UK show (The Vivienne, Lawrence Chaney and Krystal Versace) would perform together for the first time on television in a spectacular End of the Show Show.
Elsewhere, Ant and Dec used the famed Audience Cam feature to spotlight Vicky, who was oblivious to the fact her fiancé Nick had the surprise of a lifetime.
The pair had postponed their dream wedding ‘countless times’ and had to fork out £28,000 when their wedding venue went bust.
Having convinced Vicky he was in Miami for work, a smitten Nick revealed via a video link that he was in fact in London, before getting down on one knee and asking her to marry him at the end of the show.
Comeback: The best friends, both 46, were taken-aback at the roaring crowd’s enthusiasm at their return
Here he is: American drag queen Ru Paul, 61, kickstarted the series as guest announcer, telling ITV viewers – and the audience – that he was ‘thrilled to be there’
Sweet: Elsewhere, Ant and Dec used the famed Audience Cam feature to spotlight Vicky, who was oblivious to the fact her fiancé Nick had the surprise of a lifetime
Surprise! Having convinced Vicky he was in Miami for work, a smitten Nick revealed via a video link that he was in fact in London, before getting down on one knee and asking her to marry him at the end of the show
