Stephen Mulhern returns to social media with an empowering New Year message - weeks after collapsing in a pizza restaurant while mourning the death of his father
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Stephen Mulhern urged social media followers to 'look after each other' in a rare social media post on Thursday, weeks after collapsing at a pizza restaurant. The Deal Or No Deal presenter, 47, who is mourning the death of his father Christopher, was rushed to hospital in November after falling ill over a meal.
![[Stephen Mulhern urged social media followers to 'look after each other' in a rare social media post on Thursday, weeks after collapsing at a pizza restaurant]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/12/93671479-14243767-image-a-57_1735820369591.jpg)
An ambulance was called for Mulhern, who had reacted badly to an anesthetic he'd taken earlier in the day, after staff at a Berkshire branch of Pizza Express became concerned for him at around 8:00pm. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, the presenter - who has since made a full recovery - shared a personal message for his followers.
![[The Deal Or No Deal presenter, who is mourning the death of his father Christopher, was rushed to hospital in November after falling ill over a meal]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/12/92603947-14243767-The_TV_presenter_47_who_is_mourning_the_death_of_his_father_Chri-a-69_1735820559747.jpg)
Posting alongside a nature video, he wrote: 'Here’s to a year where we look after each other and make wonderful memories. Hope it’s the best 2025 for us all! Happy New Year, everyone!'. Following his collapse, a source told The Sun: 'Stephen has been going through an incredibly tough time of late. He is grieving the loss of his dad to whom he was so, so close.
![[Mulhern collapsed while having a meal at the Pizza Express in Sunningdaley, Berkshire (pictured)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/12/92604159-14243767-Stephen_collapsed_while_having_a_meal_at_the_Pizza_Express_in_Su-a-70_1735820586313.jpg)
. Stephen Mulhern urged social media followers to 'look after each other' in a rare social media post on Thursday, weeks after collapsing at a pizza restaurant. 'He's also been battling several well-documented health problems, and on Wednesday morning had a procedure requiring a local anesthetic.
![[A spokesperson said: 'Stephen has had a tough time over the past few weeks. His beloved father recently passed away which has hit him hard and has been understandably very stressful']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/12/92614981-14243767-A_spokesperson_said_Stephen_has_had_a_tough_time_over_the_past_f-a-71_1735820606890.jpg)
'He took himself off for a quiet, solo dinner that evening, had a few drinks and just reacted incredibly badly. He's only human, and his dad's death has hit him hard.'. After paramedics helped Mulhern, he was put on the phone to his mother to assure her that he was OK.
![[Mulhern presents a popular revival of hit game show Deal Or No Deal on ITV1 (pictured)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/12/92603605-14243767-Stephen_Mulhern_was_taken_to_hospital_after_he_collapsed_while_e-a-72_1735820630316.jpg)
