Steph McGovern Bio | Wiki
Steph McGovern ( Full name: Stephanie Rose McGovern HonFREng ) is an English journalist and television presenter. Currently, she serves as the host of Steph’s Packed Lunch on Channel 4. Previously, she worked for the BBC as the main business presenter for BBC Breakfast. While there, Steph often co-hosted the entire program.
Steph McGovern Age
She was born on May 31, 1982, in North Shields, Tyne & Wear, England. Steph is 40 years old.
Steph McGovern Height
She is a woman of above-average stature. Steph stands at the height of 5 ft 9 in (Approx 1.73 m).
Steph McGovern Family | Parents
She was born to professional artist Eamonn McGovern in North Shields, Tyne &Wear, England. Steph grew up in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire.
Steph McGovern Partner
She is married to her partner, a female TV executive at the BBC and they both live in Yorkshire. Steph is notoriously private when it comes to her personal life. The tv presenter has not shared details of her partner, neither has she shared the pictures. According to Sun’s My Life magazine, Steph “won’t be doing any magazine shoots any time soon because she values her privacy too much.
Steph McGovern Baby | Daughter
On July 14, 2019, she confirmed that she was pregnant. Steph and her girlfriend were expecting their first child. Steph announced on November 4, 2019, that she had given birth to a baby girl. Currently, Steph lives in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. She is a former champion Irish dancer and still often attends international competitions. In those competitions, Steph helps to coach dancers.
Steph McGovern Education
At the start of her sixth form studies in 1998, Steph won an Arkwright Engineering Scholarship for her potential to be a future leader in the engineering industry. She studied maths, physics, design technology, and business studies from 1998 to 2000, at Macmillan Academy, in the sixth form. Steph was awarded Young Engineers Clubs’ ‘Young Engineer for Britain’ at the age of 19. She was a junior member of Black & Decker’s Six Sigma team in Spennymoor during a gap year Year in Industry prior to a then-planned mechanical engineering degree at Imperial College.
She saved Black & Decker £150,000 every year by improving production techniques used for the Leaf Hog (Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher). Later, Steph received EEF/Year in Industry Award for Contribution to the Business. She joined the University College London and received a BSc in Science Communication and Policy in the Department of Science and Technology Studies in 2005. Steph was awarded an honorary doctorate by Teesside University in 2013.
Steph McGovern Channel 4
The journalist left BBC Breakfast in October 2019 to join Channel 4. Steph had been expected to host Steph’s Talks from spring 2020 at Channel 4’s then-new base in Leeds. However, the COVID-19 pandemic meant that she start presenting The Steph Show from her front room on March 30, 2020. Eventually, the show was launched as Steph’s Packed Lunch in September 2020.
She was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2021, and was recognized as a “tireless champion for engineering and vocational skills.” Currently, Steph hosts industrial events She was featured in the BBC Four series Walking with…, walking in Littondale in the Yorkshire Dales in December 2021. Steph appeared in the second UK series of Masked Dancer in October 2022 and was revealed to be the character “Tomato Sauce” in the fifth episode.
Steph McGovern BBC
She started her career at the BBC by doing work experience on the Tomorrow’s World program. She then secured part-time employment as a researcher in current affairs. Later, Steph became the main producer for daily financial news on the Today program on Radio 4. Then, she became the lead producer of business news on the BBC’s One, Six, and Ten O’Clock news bulletins. Steph worked with the then business editor, Robert Peston. She has presented BBC Radio 5 Live’s Wake Up to Money as well as On the Money.
Steph McGovern BBC Breakfast
Steph was BBC Breakfast’s main business presenter in 2010. She was also a regular presenter of the entire show. Steph presented Pocket Money Pitch for CBBC as well. She has co-presented the consumer series Shop Well for Less with Alex Jones for BBC One since March 2016. In 2018, Steph presented a six-part BBC series, Made in Great Britain. She became part of the BBC Watchdog presenting team in autumn 2016.
Steph co-presented Can Britain Have a Pay Rise? for BBC Two alongside James O’Brien. She has been both a panelist and host on Have I Got News for You. She stated in October 2018, that she found Donald Trump “creepy” after he referred to her as “beautiful” during an interview in 2012. Steph is said to have brushed off Trump’s comments by telling him she had heard “better lines” in Middlesbrough’s Club Bongo. Step left BBC Breakfast in October 2019.
Steph McGovern Salary
Currently, she serves as the host of Steph’s Packed Lunch on Channel 4. Steph earns an average salary of $110,583 per year.
Steph McGovern Net Worth
She is an English journalist and television presenter who has an estimated net worth of $4,683,613.
Is Steph McGovern Pregnant
No, as it stands currently, Steph is not pregnant but she has a daughter who was born on November 4, 2019.
How Old Is Steph McGovern
Steph is 40 years old. She was born on May 31, 1982, in North Shields, Tyne & Wear, England.