The Steph Show launches from Yorkshire living room of host
IT WAS meant to launch in fresh new surroundings among the buzz of trendy Leeds Dock.
But the nation’s lockdown has meant that The Steph Show debuted yesterday at the real home of host Steph McGovern, who instead likened it to “the Yorkshire Big Brother with just one contestant”.
In the opening moments of the live, daily Channel 4 show, she said: “This is my actual house where for a long time I’ve just been living here, in a lot of chaos because of the baby and now we’re doing a show from here.”
She added: “Like a lot of people, I’m now working from home, and these are strange times so I wanted to create a show from my front room that’s a power hour of positivity where we celebrate the brilliant people out there... whether it’s a key worker grafting on the frontline or someone helping the neighbours out with their shopping, we want to come together to say thank you. So let’s have a laugh, get inspired and maybe learn a few things as well.”
The host showed viewers around the make-shift studio in her front room at her North Yorkshire home, which contains cameras but no operators. There were five cameras being operated remotely, with the production team working in her garage and trucks outside. The first episode featured Skype video call guest appearances from Keith Lemon and Strictly Come Dancing star Anton du Beke, who gave viewers a dance lesson.
Steph also spoke to a Dundee family with 10 children to find out how they are getting on with home schooling.