Stephen Mulhern was left lost for words during an interview when he was asked whether he would 'accept a lift' from Ant McPartlin following his drink-drive charge.
During a chat on Heart Breakfast Stephen was quizzed about being tipped to replace Ant on I'm A Celebrity while he took time to recover from his battle with addiction.
However at the end of the chat, Jamie Theakson asked Stephen whether he would ever get in a car with his pal Ant now, leaving the TV host open-mouthed.
Shocked: Stephen Mulhern was left lost for words during an interview when he was asked whether he would 'accept a lift' from Ant McPartlin following his drink-drive charge
Jamie's co-host Lucy Horobin also appeared shocked by the question as she shouted 'Jamie!', straight after he dropped the question into conversation.
Stephen appeared dumbfounded and was left speechless for a few seconds before simply responding by saying 'wow!', before the interview finishes.
Earlier during the chat, Jamie asked Stephen whether he would liked to have hosted I'm A Celeb, he said: 'When Ant took a break from I’m A Celebrity, many people said that you were the person to fill his shoes. Is that something that you would have liked to have done or…'
Reasoning: 'You couldn’t have gone with another guy. It had to be a female host. It was the best possible choice,' Stephen said
However Stephen was quick to respond: 'No and I’ll tell you why – listen, they are such good friends, well they’re my bosses now. I could never have done as good a job as Holly did and Ant does.'
He continued: 'I think they made the right call going with a female, because then you can’t compare and also I wouldn’t fit in his shoes, they’re size six.'
Jamie then asked Stephen how Ant was getting on since making his return to the small screen, he said: 'And how’s he getting on? We saw him on Britain’s Got Talent...'
Jungle Jane: However Stephen was quick to respond: 'No and I’ll tell you why – listen, they are such good friends, well they’re my bosses now. I could never have done as good a job as Holly did and Ant does'
Stephen positively replied: 'He’s brilliant. He’s on top form,
