OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ bosses are keen to sign Steph McGovern for this year’s series.
The 40-year-old TV presenter is seen by ‘Strictly’ bosses are the ideal fit for the upcoming series, and it’s been suggested that the timing might also be ideal for Steph.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “Steph has the personality and profile which makes her a perfect choice in the eyes of Strictly producers.
“They completely understood why she’s had to say no in the past. She was just establishing Packed Lunch on Channel 4 and wanted to give that her complete attention.
“But now it is a firm fixture in the schedules. It was nominated for a BAFTA earlier this year and only last month it was announced it had been recommissioned and will run into 2023.”
Steph used to present the business segment on ‘BBC Breakfast’ before getting her own show on Channel 4.
And the presenter previously revealed that she lied to land her role on the morning show.
She shared: “I remember when I got the job of presenting ‘Breakfast’ news, I’d been asked, ‘Have you ever done live TV before?’ And I said yes … And I hadn’t.
“You’ve got to blag it sometimes in life and I told them ten seconds before we went to air.”
Steph subsequently recalled confessing the truth to former ‘BBC Breakfast’ presenter Susanna Reid before they went live.
The presenter – who left ‘BBC Breakfast’ in October 2019 to join Channel 4 – shared: “Susanna Reid said ‘Good luck’ and I said ‘Thanks’. She said, ‘But you’ve done live TV before?’ I said, ‘No I haven’t’ and the director gasped in my ear.”