Line-up for The Big Soap Quiz revealed as Emmerdale and Corrie stars go head-to-head – after Stephen Mulhern replaced
THE line-up for ITV’s upcoming Big Soap Quiz has been revealed.
Stars from Emmerdale and Coronation Street will go head to head in the highly-anticipated competition.
ITV has announced that both Jack P. Shepherd and Mark Charnock will return to the show as the team captains.
The David Platt actor will be joined by two of his Weatherfield co-stars from the cobbles.
Vinta Morgan has played Ronnie Bailey since February 2021 and he will make his first appearance on the game show.
They will be joined by long-running soap actress Samia Longchambon who is known for her on-screen alter-ego, Maria Connor.
For Emmmerdale, the Marlon Dingle star will head up his team with Rebecca Sarker by his side.
The 49-year-old star is beloved by fans for her portrayal of Manpreet Sharma.
Amid the huge Christmas storyline involving Ruby Miligan-Fox, Beth Cordingly completes the line-up of contestants.
This comes after host Stephen Mulhern, 47, had to pull out as host of the show.
The Saturday Night Takeaway star has been replaced as former actress Sally Lindsay, 51, fills in following the death of his father christopher.
This is sure to be familiar ground for the TV personality who starred as Shelley Unwin in Corrie from 2001 until 2006.
We reported how Stephen had been rushed taken to hospital after falling ill at a Pizza Express restaurant.
He dramatically collapsed after he had been drinking with his meal.
The fan favourite presenter was thought to have suffered a bad reaction to an anaesthetic he had for an operation earlier that day.
Concerned staff called an ambulance at around 8pm on the 27th November.
Stephen Mulhurn’s career so far
The presenter is a mainstay on various ITV shows, but how did he become one of Britain’s most well-known faces?
Stephen first gained an interest in magic and tricks from his father who taught him as a kid.
After performing at Butlins, he became the youngest member of the Magic Circle and even made an appearance on Blue Peter in a piece about Harry Houdini.
His career started in Children’s TV when he presenter the show Finger Tips in 2001.
After four years, he launched Tricky TV on CITV in 2005, which he presented until 2010.
During this time, he was handpicked by bosses to front the ITV2 spin-off for Britain’s Got Talent.
He presented Britain’s Got More Talent until the cancelation of the companion in 2019.
But it’s not all bad news for Stephen who is known for his duties on a number of quiz shows.
In for a Penny, a format originally launched on Ant & Dec‘s Saturday Night Takeaway was launched the same year.
Before, he was chosen by bosses to host Catchphrase in 2013 and has been fronting the show ever since.
Other huge shows he presented for ITV included Big Star’s Little Star, Rolling In It and the reboot of Deal Or No Deal.
He also made regular appearances on This Morning in ‘The Hub’ segment between 2011 and 2014.
After the Philip Schofield scandal rocked ITV, he was chosen to reunite with his former CITV co-star Holly Willoughby as the host of Dancing on Ice.
Viewers can watch The Soap Quiz on ITV1 when it airs on Monday 23rd December.