Saturday Night Takeaway fans rally round Scarlett Moffatt and Stephen Mulhern as they take on ‘expanded roles’ without Ant McPartlin
SATURDAY Night Takeaway fans are showing their support for Stephen Mulhern and Scarlett Moffatt as they prepare to present without Ant McPartlin tonight.
The pair will have more of a role on the show this week after Ant was charged with drink driving and subsequently checked into rehab.
Scarlett tweeted earlier today: “It’s show day” and fans rushed to support her ahead of tonight.
One wrote: “Sending tons of love and luck, you will be FABULOUS!”
Another said: “Good Luck, will be a weird one for you all I’m sure. We’ll be rooting for you & thinking of Ant xx”.
Another said: “Good Luck tonight hun thinking of Dec and thinking of Ant sending all our love xx”.
Stephen Mulhern’s fans have also taken to the social network to let him know he has their support right now.
One user tweeted: “Hoping to see much more of you tonight Mr Mulhern!”
Another tweeted: “Good luck you will be great.”
Fans have been left emotional after bosses posted a photo of the show’s script tonight – with just Dec's name on it.
The 42-year-old is hosting the show alone for the first time after his co-star Ant McPartlin checked back into rehab.
Posting the snap online, the show’s official Twitter account said: “Just a little photo to prove that we don’t just wing it, there is actually a script.”
Some fans were upset by the snap, with one re-posting the picture and telling their followers: “I was OK until they tweeted this, then I welled up again!”
Others were more positive and flooded the post with supportive replies.
Earlier this week Dec was pictured rehearsing alone in the ITV studios.
Dec has also been supported fully by fans this week on Twitter with many sending him messages of support as he prepares to fly solo.
Ahead of this evening’s show, fans of the famous Geordie TV duo have flooded their social media accounts with supportive messages.
One told Dec this morning: “You'll be fine. I remember when I lost my wingman. Scary at first but you got this! Ant will be watching and may he recover fully and keep healthy.”
Another tweeted: “Good luck for tonight Dec you’ll pull it off no problem!”
A third said: “You got this Dec. Everyone’s behind you.”
Dec revealed he spent most of Friday preparing for tonight’s show which also features Paloma Faith and Stephen Merchant.
He’ll be aided by his co-stars Scarlett Moffatt and Stephen Mulhern who’re expecting to stand in for Ant in certain parts of the episode – including giving away tickets for next week’s grand finale in Florida.
However there still remains uncertainty around how ITV bosses will have Dec reference Ant’s absence.