Saturday Night Takeaway fans left in hysterics as Ant McPartlin pokes fun at gold costume

Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway fans were left in stitches during the show’s finale when presenter Stephen Mulhern took to the stage in a hilarious gold trophy costume.

During the popular Ant vs. Dec segment – which included rolling balls through a fire ring to land on a target – Stephen, 43, raised eyebrows dressed as a football trophy, prompting Ant, 45, to ask him: ‘What’s the little knob on your head?’

After Ant poked fun at his outfit, Stephen hilariously quipped: ‘What’s what?’

Hilarious: Saturday Night Takeaway were left in stitches during the show’s finale when presenter Stephen Mulhern took to the stage in an unfortunately-shaped gold trophy costume

Fans quickly took to Twitter to discuss the side-splitting moment, with one social media user writing: ‘Fair play to Stephen Mulhern’s commitment to showbiz in that trophy costume [crying laughing emojis] #SaturdayNightTakeaway @antanddec.’

Another added: ‘Seeing Stephen Mulhern dress up in ridiculous outfits on Saturday night takeaway is the highlight of the week #SaturdayNightTakeaway’ followed by crying laughing emojis.

While a third person joked: ‘Oh gosh @StephenMulhern dressed in gold can’t get that out my head.’

Ant and Dec then had to take part in a quiz as they won prizes for themselves and the members of their online community, with Ant once again playfully taunting Stephen.

Funny: Ant asked Stephen: 'What's the little knob on your head?' to which Stephen hilariously replied: 'What's what?'

Funny: Ant asked Stephen: ‘What’s the little knob on your head?’ to which Stephen hilariously replied: ‘What’s what?’

During the quiz, guest Lorraine Kelly, who is a superfan of Stephen, was surprised by the presenter as he quipped: ‘Lorraine, you’re not dreaming, you’re in the same room as Stephen Mulhern.

‘I would say you could touch me… but Covid rules are Covid rules.’

Ant then hilariously joked about Stephen: ‘The only person on telly more than him is Professor Chris Whitty!’

Ant and Dec made sure the current series went out with a bang on Saturday night as they had guest appearances from Mo Farah, David Guetta, Fleur East, Mo Gilligan and Jon Courtenay – to name a few.

Bidding farewell to viewers at the end of the show after a hilarious performance with Britain’s Got Talent winner Jon, 47, where they summarised the 2021 series, Ant said: ‘It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to bring you Takeaway every Saturday night.’

Hilarious: Fans quickly took to Twitter to discuss the side-splitting moment, with one social media user writing: 'Fair play to Stephen Mulhern's commitment to showbiz'

Hilarious: Fans quickly took to Twitter to discuss the side-splitting moment, with one social media user writing: ‘Fair play to Stephen Mulhern’s commitment to showbiz’

The final comes after ITV revealed on Tuesday that the programme has raked in a hugely impressive 8.5 million viewers across the show.

Viewers were left devastated over the final episode of the series as they took to Twitter to insist the show should be a regular staple on Saturdays.

One person said: ‘So sad that #SaturdayNightTakeaway finished tonight. It really is one of the greatest shows in tv. Enjoy the break @antanddec but dont stay away too long.’

A different fan put: ‘Sad @itvtakeaway is over [crying emoji]. Can it not just be a year round thing please @antanddec #SaturdayNightTakeaway.’

TV gold: During the popular Ant vs. Dec segment Stephen raised eyebrows when he took to the stage dressed as a gold football trophy

TV gold: During the popular Ant vs. Dec segment Stephen raised eyebrows when he took to the stage dressed as a gold football trophy

Starting the show, star guest announcer Mo Gilligan joked that he was going to introduce Dec first as the star is ‘fed up of being introduced second’ while David Guetta then gave an impressive virtual DJ set.

Saturday Night Takeaway then showed a sweet segment where guests Neil and Lorraine, who run the online quiz The Virtual Tavern, were surprised on air.

The show later took a poignant turn when Ant and Dec paid tribute to ITV’s mental health campaign Britain Get Talking.

Highlighting the importance of conversations and proper heart-to-hearts, the Geordie duo had a conversation with guest Mo Farah entirely by text over phone.

Sad: Viewers were left devastated over the final episode of the series as they took to Twitter to insist the show should be a regular staple on Saturdays

Sad: Viewers were left devastated over the final episode of the series as they took to Twitter to insist the show should be a regular staple on Saturdays

Realising it would be better of if they ‘just talked’, Ant and Dec highlighted that there is currently a mental health emergency amid the pandemic and it is important to speak over the phone or socially-distanced in person.

The presenters, who have supported Britain Get Talking since they launched it in 2019, said: ‘We are really proud to support the Britain Get Talking campaign which has already encouraged millions of people to connect.

‘This latest part of the campaign is a reminder to think about, not just how much we’re chatting, but what kind of conversations they are. After the year everyone’s had, the message of Britain Get Talking couldn’t be more important.’

Cheeky: Ant hilariously joked about Stephen: 'The only person on telly more than him is Professor Chris Whitty!'

Cheeky: Ant hilariously joked about Stephen: ‘The only person on telly more than him is Professor Chris Whitty!’

The end of the show concluded with an amazing performance from Britain’s Got Talent winner Jon Courtenay, who Ant and Dec awarded with the Golden Buzzer during his audition on the ITV series last year.

Writing a hilarious summary of the 2021 series, which featured appearances from standout guests and celebrities, the presenters sung along with Jon as they bid viewers farewell for now.

At the end of the performance, Dec said: ‘That’s it for tonight and for the series, we want to say thank you to all of our guests.’

While Ant added: ‘Thanks to all of our virtual audience and to you lot at home for watching… it’s been a privilege and a pleasure to bring you Takeaway every Saturday night.’

Last year’s series of Saturday Night Takeaway was forced to air its last live episode without an audience due to impending lockdown, and ended with two highlights shows.

Farewell: At the end of the performance, Dec said: 'That's it for tonight and for the series, we want to say thank you to all of our guests'

Farewell: At the end of the performance, Dec said: ‘That’s it for tonight and for the series, we want to say thank you to all of our guests’