1. Stephanie Rose McGovern was born on 31 May 1982 and is an English journalist and television presenter.
19 Facts About Steph McGovern
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Steph McGovern hosted Steph's Packed Lunch on Channel 4 from 2020 to 2023.
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Steph McGovern worked for the BBC as the main business presenter for BBC Breakfast, often co-hosting the entire programme.
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Steph McGovern's father is Irish and is a professional artist.
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Steph McGovern attended University College London, where, in 2005, she received a BSc in science communication and policy in the Department of Science and Technology Studies.
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Steph McGovern started at the BBC doing work experience on the Tomorrow's World programme, before securing part-time employment as a researcher in current affairs.
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Steph McGovern became the main producer for daily financial news on the Today programme on Radio 4, before becoming the lead producer of business news on the BBC's One, Six and Ten O'Clock news bulletins, working with the then business editor, Robert Peston.
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Steph McGovern has presented BBC Radio 5 Live's Wake Up to Money and On the Money and was BBC Breakfasts main business presenter beginning in 2011, as well as a regular presenter of the entire show.
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In 2018, Steph McGovern presented a six-part BBC series called Made in Great Britain.
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Steph McGovern joined the BBC Watchdog presenting team from autumn 2016.
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In October 2018, Steph McGovern stated that she found Donald Trump "creepy" after he referred to her as "beautiful" during an interview in 2012.
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Steph McGovern is said to have brushed off Trump's comments by telling him she had heard "better lines" in Middlesbrough's Club Bongo.
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Steph McGovern went on maternity leave from BBC Breakfast on 4 September 2019.
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Steph McGovern had been expected to host The Steph Show from spring 2020 at Channel 4's then-new base in Leeds, however the COVID-19 pandemic meant that she began presenting The Steph Show from her front room on 30 March 2020.
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In December 2021, Steph McGovern was featured in the BBC Four series Walking with.
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Steph McGovern was a contestant in the second series of The Masked Dancer under the stage name 'Tomato Sauce'.
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In September 2024, Steph McGovern announced she had joined the cast of the upcoming BBC LGBTQ+ comedy Smoggie Queens, in her first acting role.
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In 2025, Steph McGovern was a finalist on Netflix's reality competition television series, Celebrity Bear Hunt.
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Steph McGovern is a former champion Irish dancer and still often attends international competitions, where she helps to coach dancers.