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Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
This Morning viewers call for 'more' Steph McGovern after presenter's appearance on rival programme
This Morning viewers have called for 'more' Steph McGovern after the presenter made an appearance on her former rival programme. The 43-year-old got her break in the media world when she became a main producer for the Today programme's daily financial news on BBC Radio 4. Going on to produce BBC One's Six and Ten O'Clock news, Steph began appearing on camera in 2011 as BBC Breakfast's main business presenter. READ MORE: Coronation Street fans make demand as Platt family home transformation unveiled READ MORE: Coronation Street fans make 'weird' observation over Craig Tinker's heartbreaking memorial After hosting Pocket Money Pitch for CBBC, Shop Well for Less with Alex Jones, Made in Great Britain and BBC Watchdog, Steph announced she was leaving the BBC for Channel 4 in 2019. The show originally launched as The Steph Show in March 2020 and had to be broadcast from the presenter's house due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It returned later that summer under the new name of Steph's Packed Lunch. Broadcast from Leeds, the series featured showbiz interviews, cooking segments, news, and consumer advice. When it premiered, the series began airing at 12.30 pm, going head to head with ITV's panel show Loose Women. It later got an extra 30 minutes, moving its start time to during This Morning's final 30 minutes. Steph's Packed Lunch was cancelled by Channel 4 in 2023, with a spokesperson placing the decision down to 'audience habits changing quicker than ever'. They said at the time: 'We have to make difficult decisions about which programmes to invest in to best drive our digital-first strategy and we have decided not to recommission Steph's Packed Lunch when its existing production contract ends in December 2023. Several months on from competing on Netflix reality show Celebrity Bear Hunt, Steph was on This Morning on Thursday (June 12). Despite previously going up against two of ITV's flagship programmes in the ratings war, Steph got on well with Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard. Sitting alongside This Morning contributor Nick Ferrari, Steph discussed a number of the day's big news stories, including the Indian plane crash. Steph and Nick also discussed whether there is still a rivalry between the north and south, with Steph hailing from Tyne and Wear. Those watching This Morning at home took to X, previously known as Twitter, to have their say on Steph's appearance. @SabrinaSpectre said: 'Steph McGovern is such a brilliant broadcaster and we need her back on our screens more.' @philm2244 added: 'Bring back Steph's packed lunch.' @Boppity_Boo34 wrote: 'Like Steph I'm a proud northerner and there still is a north/south divide and also Yorkshire never gets a mention not even on the bloody weather lol #ThisMorning.' @Mate_of_Bob commented: 'I like the woman who was with @NickFerrariLBC. Who is she? Articulate, intelligent, funny and a Northerner!' @Mysteron_Voice posted: 'Ironic really that Steph McGovern's lunchtime show on Channel 4 was pitched directly *against* This Morning and Loose Women, and now here she is on This Morning.'
The Irish Sun
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Strictly and OnlyFans star John Whaite opens up on health struggle, saying ‘it makes life almost unbearable'
STRICTLY star John Whaite has opened up about his ADHD and said "it makes life almost unbearable". The Bake Off star, 36, shared a video on Instagram saying: "as much as my ADHD can be a superpower, sometimes it makes life confusing. Advertisement 2 John Whaite opened up about his ADHD battle Credit: instagram/@john_whaite 2 The Strictly star said the condition can sometimes not feel like a 'superpower' Credit: Getty "Sometimes it makes life almost unbearable. "I was promised I'd get older and wiser, but sometimes I feel like I'm just an ageing fool." ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is a condition where the brain works differently to most people. Advertisement READ MORE ON JOHN WHAITE "It can serve us in so many ways where we can fixate on things and achieve things and create things and really do the best work or something imaginable but often that's such a pyrrhic victory because we bleed ourselves dry or we exhaust ourselves in doing it or we abandon plans or friends or family and the reality of ADHD is that it can make us believe that what we're doing in life sometimes is the exactly the righteous course of action for us. "It's the right path in spite of what people who love us might say. "And then when it gets to the point where we are our interest fizzles away, the reality kicks in and we see the truth and we see the situation for what it is. "At that point we're left kind of thinking f***, I've given up so much for this. I've ignored people who love me for this. Advertisement Most read in News TV Channel 4 star John Whaite 'quits TV' after being left 'blindsided' by Steph's Packed Lunch axe "And this is really exhausting because usually the older you get the wise you get. "And while that can still be true in a situation where you have ADHD I think the reality. "As you get older you don't necessarily get wiser, you just get older and when you get older and you keep making silly little mistakes people become less tolerant of those mistakes because you're meant to be older and wiser." He added: "So much as we can say that ADHD is a superpower it is, also lets admit it concrete block around us and I think we need to acknowledge. Advertisement "You know there's so much positivity, but on the flip side of it can be so crippling and so dehumanising and annoying." "If I could chose to live life neurotypically at this point in my life, I would jump at the chance and I know that's not very pro ADHD it's not very kind of holding up the flag our community but sometimes it's just exhausting, it's horrific and sometimes I f****** hate it." His fans raced to share messages of support in the comment section. One wrote: "Those who love you will always have patience and understanding. They will listen and understand when you are overwhelmed and frustrated. Asking for help is empowering." Advertisement A second said: "Thank you for this. I see so many 'quirky' posts about ADHD (forgetting keys, being late) but the reality and guilt can be incredibly hard to live with. Solidarity." A third added: "Bless you John, hoping the coming days are kind to you." John has previously been In 2023, he explained his experiences after he was diagnosed with the condition. Advertisement He explained: "I've known my behaviour over the past decade (and my thinking for the past 30-odd years) has not been 'normal'. "I've often questioned whether I have some personality disorder, deep-rooted psychological trauma, or just a brain that isn't quite wired up right." Since finding fame, In 2021 he revealed on the Advertisement He returned to university after the show to do his barrister training but ended up getting pneumonia from stress - leading him to drop out of the law course. But he soon returned to public life after he was confirmed to be the What are the signs of ADHD? Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common condition that affects people's behaviour. Inattentiveness having a short attention span and being easily distracted making careless mistakes – for example, in schoolwork appearing forgetful or losing things being unable to stick at tasks that are tedious or time-consuming appearing to be unable to listen to or carry out instructions constantly changing activity or task having difficulty organising tasks Hyperactivity and impulsiveness being unable to sit still, especially in calm or quiet surroundings constantly fidgeting being unable to concentrate on tasks excessive physical movement excessive talking acting without thinking interrupting conversations little or no sense of danger mood swings, irritability and a quick temper
