STRICTLY Come Dancing bosses are keen to sign Steph McGovern for this year’s show. They hope it will be third time lucky, as they have asked the presenter of Channel 4’s Packed Lunch twice before, only to be turned down.
If she signs up, Steph will follow in the footsteps of her Packed Lunch co-star, chef John Whaite, who caused a sensation on last year’s Strictly through his same-sex pairing with pro Johannes Radebe .
A TV insider said: “Steph has the personality and profile which makes her a perfect choice in the eyes of Strictly producers. “They completely understood why she’s had to say no in the past.
She was just establishing Packed Lunch on Channel 4 and wanted to give that her complete attention. “But now it is a firm fixture in the schedules.
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