Channel 4 Steph's Packed Lunch guest Kirsten O'Brien admits she asked out Declan Donnelly

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Steph McGovern welcomed kids' television presenter Kirsten O’Brien to Steph’s Packed Lunch and quizzed her on her past presenting roles which uncovered a little known fact.When Steph introduced Kirsten on to the show, she began by noting that the pair always get mistaken for each other.She told Kirsten that it was nice to have her on the show because she “spends her life telling people that she’s not her”.Kirsten told Steph that her own nephew is “adamant” that they are the same person.They laughed about the common mistake, made due to their similar haircuts and matching accents, and told each other that fans tweet one thinking that they are the other.One Twitter user said: “Are Kristen and Steph related?

They could easily swap places and fool a casual viewer.”Kirsten was on the show to cook for Steph and her guests Russell Kane, Laura Adlington, Michael Portillo, and Kacey Ainsworth.

She wore a brown leopard-print dress with puffed sleeves and had styled her hair in loose waves as she took to the kitchen to make Parmo, a North Yorkshire dish consisting of breaded chicken, béchamel sauce and cheese.Kirsten told Steph, who wore a dungaree dress with an orange shirt and knee high heeled boots, that she recently turned 50-years-old and the studio audience couldn’t believe their ears.Fans took to Twitter and one posted that there’s “no way” Kirsten can be 50.The revelation came after Steph played a clip of the presenter 16 years ago when she hosted SMart, a DIY and crafts CBBC show.McGovern then dropped a bombshell: “Is it true you once asked out Declan Donnelly?”Kirsten laughed and sheepishly responded that she “had a dream they were together” and that it “seemed to make so much sense.” Kirsten revealed: “The next day I was.