Inside Stephen Mangan's life away from the camera from unusual addiction to family heartbreak

Stephen Mangan, the versatile actor and comedian known for roles such as Guy Secretan in Green Wing and Dan Moody in I'm Alan Partridge, took on another challenge this year as the host of ITV's latest gameshow, The Fortune Hotel.

Having graced TV screens in various capacities, including playing Sean Lincoln in Episodes and voicing Bigwig in Watership Down, Mangan has also stepped into the role of presenter.

Earlier this year, he fronted ITV's adaptation of The Traitors, which saw ten couples whisked away to a sumptuous Caribbean resort, where they engaged in deceit, faced challenges, and attempt to identify the betrayers, all for the chance to win a staggering £250,000.

Stephen couldn't resist the opportunity to present the show, describing it as a 'no brainer'.

Away from his career, Stephen has opened up about personal hardships. He spoke candidly about the profound impact of his mother's death at 45 on his life.

At 21, he "hid" for three years following her battle with bowel cancer. On the White Wine Question Time podcast, he reflected on the period after graduating from university.

He said: "I left university in May or June and my mum got ill in early September," revealing that despite having a law degree, his true aspiration was to acta dream that felt distant from his upbringing and social circle, reports the Mirror.

He shared: "Mum died six months later and when you watch your mum go from an incredibly healthy, active 45-year-old and watch her decline in six months and then die, it's a profound and very, very vivid demonstration of how fragile we are and how little time we're alive. I think I had my audition for [Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts] maybe a week after she died, I applied a few weeks before she passed