“She woke me up” – Steph McGovern reveals how her best friend’s “Sh0cking 4-WORD” rebuke made her Change – Also responds to This Morning hosting rumours that left fans buzzing!

Steph McGovern has revealed a friend dealt her an epic putdown after asking if she’d get recognised during a night out.

The TV host, 43, was catapulted to household fame thanks to her stint on the BBC‘s long-running breakfast show.

While she was the main business presenter, Steph often hosted the entire programme as a stand-in.

In 2019, she left the BBC completely and moved to Channel 4, where she hosted her own programme, fittingly called Steph’s Packed Lunch.

But in a new interview, the mum-of-one has recalled the time her friend stopped her on a night out and warned her she was becoming a ‘bit of a nob’.

Steph told The Times: ‘I was in a restaurant not long after I’d got the job and a group of blokes sent over a bottle of champagne to my table, like, “Whey! Doing it for the northerners”.

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Steph McGovern has revealed a friend dealt her an epic putdown after asking if she’d get recognised during a night out

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In a new interview, the mum-of-one has recalled the time her friend stopped her on a night out and warned her she was becoming a ‘bit of a nob’

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The TV host, 43, was catapulted to household fame thanks to her stint on the BBC ‘s long-running breakfast show

‘People were always getting photos and stuff, which was really lovely, but my mate was like, “You are turning into a bit of a nob”.’

Admitting she ‘fell’ for the buzz of presenting, Steph continued: ‘Everywhere we went I was, “Ooh, I wonder if I’ll get recognised”. And she’d be like, “Ah, shut up. Come on”.

‘When she said it I thought, “I don’t want to be a TV nob”. And I went, “You’re right”.’

In 2023, Steph was dealt a crushing blow when Channel 4 axed her daytime show due to low viewership.

She made her long-awaited TV return last month, appearing on ITV’s This Morning for their daily news segment.

The journalist appeared alongside LBC radio host Nick Ferrari, 66, as fans at home were left delighted.

Flooding social media with their reactions, many called for Steph to be given a permanent hosting slot on the show.

Meanwhile, Steph recently opened up about her stɑlker hell, which is detailed in her brand new book, titled Deadline.

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In 2019, she left the BBC completely and moved to Channel 4 where she hosted her own programme, fittingly called Steph’s Packed Lunch

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Steph was dealt a crushing blow in 2023 when Channel 4 axed her daytime show due to low viewership

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The mum-of-one made her long-awaited TV return last month, appearing on ITV’s This Morning for their daily news segment

Appearing on This Morning, she said: ‘I have had a stɑlker, so that story is in there, I’ve never really tɑlked about it before but it was quite fun and therapeutic writing it in a crime fiction,’ Steph explained.

She added: ‘Weirdly in telly, when I found out I had a stɑlker and told my bosses they were like ‘Oh yeah, everyone gets a stɑlker at some point’.

‘But this was a guy who just used to turn up everywhere I went.’

The TV presenter recalled how although the man ‘wasn’t horrible’ to her, he did think he was in a relationship with her.

‘He used to think, when I said ‘Morning everyone’ on the telly, that I was talking directly to him and he used to think when I put things on social media that that was me telling him where to meet me,’ she added.