Dancing With The Stars judge Arthur is reported to be stepping in to host some of the Virgin Media show this summer alongside presenter and husband Brian Dowling
Brian Dowling and Arthur Gourounlian(Image: Instagram)
Arthur Gourounlian is set to join husband Brian Dowling as a host on the Six O’Clock Show this summer.
The couple will be teaming up to co-present the Virgin Media chat show a number of times over the coming months.
Brian’s former co-host Katja Mia stepped away from the show last month as she moved to 2FM and her permanent replacement is yet to be announced, but Arthur will be stepping to do some shows.
The couple remained tight-lipped about the details but revealed they know when it will be.
“I love live TV, especially with dancing. I thrive on it. So I’m looking forward to it,” said Dancing With The Stars judge Arthur.
“We’ve done so many things together but we never hosted a TV show together so you never know what could happen.”
Since Katja’s departure, Darren Kennedy has often been stepping in to co-host with Brian.
Speaking to the Irish Sun, Brian joked: “I think I’m working on one of the gayest shows on television!”
“”It is the gayest show on television so cheers to that,” Darren added. “It’s representation and I wish that when I was a 14-year-old boy turning on my TV that I saw two gay men just being themselves.”
It comes as Brian said shooting his upcoming documentary on trolling has been an emotional experience.
The TV presenter and husband Arthur have been faced with cruel online abuse from homophobic trolls since becoming parents to daughters Blake and Blu.
In a bid to clamp down on trolls and make the wider public aware of how horrific online abuse can be, Brian is making a documentary with Virgin Media called Toxic Threads, which will examine trolls and the real-life impacts of their comments.
Being in the public eye, Brian understands not everyone will like him – but he draws a line on certain comments made on social media.
He told Magazine+
: “It’s been quite emotional, actually, shooting it.
“I suppose I’ve come to terms with the fact that people will want to comment, which sounds silly, on my weight, on my appearance, on how I look, how I talk, on certain aspects of my life.
“I feel: ‘Okay, I’m willing to understand that.’ It sounds horrendous, but that’s going to happen purely on the job that I do.”
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