Steph McGovern admits she LIED about live TV experience to get a job on BBC Breakfast

‘You’ve got to blag it sometimes in life!’: Steph McGovern admits she LIED about her live TV experience to get a job on BBC Breakfast By Bryony Jewell For Mailonline Published: 20:49 GMT, 3 February 2021 | Updated: 21:10 GMT, 3 February 2021 Steph McGovern has admitted she told a cheeky lie about having live … Read more

Steph McGovern is forced to miss her show own after going into isolation as Helen Skelton steps in

Steph McGovern was force to miss presenting Friday’s instalment of her Channel 4 show Steph’s Packed Lunch on Friday, after going into self-isolation. The 38-year-old TV personality was replaced at the last minute by Helen Skelton, 37, after steering clear of the Leeds studio as a precautionary measure – despite testing negative for the novel … Read more

Steph McGovern says ‘there are days where she just cries’ as she details the impact of bullying

‘There are some days where I just sit and cry’: Steph McGovern says she’s been called ‘ugly, fat and thick’ by cruel trolls as she details the impact of online bullying By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 08:54 GMT, 16 December 2020 | Updated: 09:44 GMT, 16 December 2020 Steph McGovern detailed the impact of … Read more

Steph McGovern recalls her HARSH REJECTION letter from University of Oxford

‘I was told “she’s perfect on paper, but not in real life”‘: Steph McGovern recalls her ‘harsh’ rejection letter from Oxford University By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 19:35 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 19:35 GMT, 9 December 2020 Steph McGovern has recalled how her  application to the world-renowned, University of Oxford was denied.  … Read more

Steph McGovern was asked to take part in Strictly 2020, but said no due to Steph’s Packed Lunch

Steph McGovern reveals she was asked to take part in this year’s Strictly… but said no due to her new show Steph’s Packed Lunch By Nick Ferris For Mailonline Published: 20:53 BST, 19 October 2020 | Updated: 20:54 BST, 19 October 2020 She recently hit back at naysayers by insisting that Steph’s Packed Lunch will … Read more

Steph McGovern says Northern accent gave her more opportunities

Steph McGovern reveals BBC colleagues assumed she’d had a ‘hard life’ becaue of her Northern accent and saw her as ‘dead tough’ – but insists it created more opportunities Steph McGovern from Middlesborough, appeared on the Fortunately podcast  Presenter said colleagues underestimated her abilities when she joined the BBC They assumed she had a difficult … Read more

Steph McGovern insists new show will not be axed despite recording zero views weeks after relaunch

A defiant Steph McGovern has insisted her new show will not be axed despite recording zero viewers and returning dwindling viewing figures. The journalist, 38, who returned to screens in September with her new daytime show Packed Lunch following her stint presenting The Steph Show on Channel 4, took to Twitter to dismiss axing claims … Read more

Steph McGovern and Chris Kamara break down in tears live on Channel 4 show Steph’s Packed Lunch

Steph McGovern and Chris Kamara break down in tears live on Channel 4 show Steph’s Packed Lunch as former footballer talks movingly about growing up with racism By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 13:23 BST, 1 October 2020 | Updated: 13:23 BST, 1 October 2020 Steph McGovern and Chris Kamara broke down in tears during … Read more

TV presenter Steph McGovern reveals she had therapy to cure night terrors

She gave birth to her first child back in November.  And TV presenter Steph McGovern revealed she had therapy after suffering from awful night terrors about losing her 10-month-old daughter. The former BBC Breakfast star, 38, told The Sun: ‘When I was younger, it would be worrying about school stuff. I once went out of … Read more

Jimmy McGovern says viewers will be ‘deeply affected’ by BBC drama about Anthony Walker

Screenwriter Jimmy McGovern says ‘horrendous’ scenes in his new BBC drama about the racist murder of devout Christian Anthony Walker, 18, will ‘deeply affect’ viewers Screenwriter Jimmy McGovern, 70, Liverpool, penned new drama about murder  Anthony Walker was killed by thugs shouting racist abuse in Merseyside in 2005 Series will tell the story of the … Read more