Kirsten Obrien: Last News

CBBC fans have gone wild for a snap of the stars reuniting for a wedding. Jake Humphrey posted the snap, which has filled fans with nostalgia, while standing in a line with his CBBC co-stars. He penned: “I love a wedding.

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.

Mark Speight has been remembered by his co-stars in emotional tributes marking 13 years since his death.

Mark Speight has been remembered fondly on the 13th anniversary of his death this week.The CBBC star died by suicide on April 7, 2008 at the age of 42, just three months after the death of his fiancee Natasha Collins. Kirsten O’Brien, who famously presented SMart alongside Speight for many years, shared a tweet on Wednesday paying tribute to her late friend. ‘Off to bed but just thinking about my mate Mark Speight who we lost 13 years ago today, still the funniest person I have ever had the joy of knowing,’ she tweeted. Love Island host Iain Stirling said: ‘Mark was one of the many reason [sic] I was so excited when I first started working at CBBC.