He made his last appearance alongside his ex-husband Daniel Lustig earlier in the year. Throughout his time on the show, Stephen also shared his Gogglebox sofa with his late mum Pat and friend Chris Ashby-Steed. Ahead of appearing on Celebs Go Dating, Stephen explained he was "getting bored of his own jokes".

A post shared by Stephen Webb (@stephengwebb1971) He said: "I thought, ‘I just can’t go back [to Gogglebox], I’m sick of it'." Speaking to The Mirror , he added: "I got to the 10th anniversary of Gogglebox. I started feeling like Ken Barlow.

.. there from day one.

“I was churning out the same old sh**. I’d say to the guys, ‘sorry, you’ll have heard this 10 times before..

.’ I don’t know why they’ve not cottoned on. When I shoved the doughnut in my mouth and swallowed.

.. I must have done that four times.

It made it on every time.” He went on to say: "A lot has happened over the last six months. “I left Gogglebox, left my husband, lost both parents.

Broke my ankle doing Dancing on Ice. It’s a lot to deal with and I’m making these big decisions.” (function (d, s, n) { var js, fjs = d.

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