Stephen Mulhern reveals how long he’s booked up for Dancing On Ice – and says judging panel is ‘too harsh’

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STEPHEN Mulhern has revealed he’s currently only booked up to host the current series of Dancing On Ice.

The 46-year-old was picked to take over from Phillip Schofield after months of uncertainty for the show, which also saw Holly Willoughby’s place in question.

Stephen Mulhern is delighted about landing the DOI job

The judging panel have been accused of being too harsh

The pair have been a huge hit with fans and Stephen is desperate to carry on doing the show – but he doesn’t know what the future has in store.

He told us:  “I’m definitely doing the whole series. Of course, next year I’d love to do it.”

The presenter added: “Also bizarrely out of all the shows Strictly, I’m A Celeb, if I was a contestant I’ve always wanted to go on that. Because I’ve always wanted to ice skate.”

Stephen admitted he has been surprised by some of the votes from the judges – which has at times raised eyebrows amongst fans.

He admitted he would be “more generous” if he was a judge, describing some of the decisions so far as “harsh”.

He explained: “So I am watching (the skating) and some of the judges scores I think, wow, that’s a bit harsh, because we’re only in week 2 now.

“So we’ve seen six of each, and the judges yeah I’m like wow, I thought they’d give more than that. So we’ll have to see how the show goes on, but hopefully they’ll be a bit more generous.

“But of course they’re looking for different things that me, but Jane and Chris they are the professionals. And Ashley looks for the sort of choreography side of things and Oti looks how good they look and speed across the ice.

“But sometimes, I do think I would be a more generous scorer. Did you see Eddie The Eagle? He was amazing.”

Stephen and Holly have impressed viewers with their partnership