BBC Strictly Come Dancing favourite replaces Steph McGovern on Steph's Packed Lunch after show axed
dailyrecord.co.ukAnton Du Beke stood in for Steph McGovern on Steph’s Packed Lunch today just days after the announcement the show is being axed.
As we reported, the Channel 4 show has been pulled after three years as the broadcaster said the budget is set to be reallocated.
The series, presented by broadcaster Steph McGovern, 41, debuted in 2020 and is filmed from Leeds Dock. Steph’s Packed Lunch, formerly known as The Steph Show, was first launched in March 2020, just a week after the first Covid-19 pandemic lockdown began.
Channel 4 announced the cancellation in a statement: “With audience habits changing quicker than ever, 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. “We remain as committed as ever to our mission to help level up the TV industry outside London and to our 50% origination out-of-London target.
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