Steph McGovern conscious of keeping life with partner under wraps
Steph McGovern visits James Cook University Hospital
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Steph’s Packed Lunch star Steph McGovern, 40, has opened up about why she keeps the identity of her partner a secret in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk. The Channel 4 star is known to give minimal reference to her personal life in public, despite being known for her open and friendly on-screen attitude.
The former BBC Breakfast star is known to have a female partner, and she announced that she had given birth to their two-year-old daughter back in November 2019.
However, Steph never shares any pictures of her daughter or partner on social media and doesn’t mention their names in interviews.
Steph explained: “Obviously, if you’re on the telly or in the public eye there will always be an interest in your personal life.
“But I’ve always been really clear that I’m not going to talk about my partner or my child because they haven’t chosen to be in the public eye.
“I wouldn’t want to put them up for the scrutiny that I get, and I don’t want my relationship scrutinised, or my parenting, or for my daughter to feel any pressure in any way.
“I’m sure she’ll have enough of that herself on social media when she’s older,” Steph added.
“And I think actually people respect that. I’ve always been really open about that.
“I’ve never blurred the boundary. I’ve never ever posted a picture of my child. Not even with a little bear over the face or anything like that.
“I’ve never posted anything about my partner, other than random domestic stuff that we all have, but not anything that’s personal.
“I don’t really get asked because I think people understand that and that’s how I manage to keep the two separate.”
Shortly before falling pregnant, Steph found out that her IBS meant that her gut health was in the bottom third of the population, which forced her to think more about her lifestyle.
Steph admitted: “That was pretty embarrassing, and I didn’t even know anything about gut health – that was for a TV show I was doing.
“So then they talked to me about gut health and things I could do to make it better, saying that could help my IBS… But then I was pregnant.”
The presenter then went on to detail the difficulties surrounding her pregnancy.
“I had really, really bad pregnancy sickness, so I couldn’t really do anything about it,” she revealed.
However, things changed for Steph when she met Dr. Julia Jones, who came to be interviewed on Steph’s Packed Lunch about her book Neuron: Smart Wellness Made Easy.
“Obviously I had the baby and was caught up with all that, and then when Julia came on and talked about her smart wellness programme, I thought: ‘Oh, well this actually sounds really easy to do,’” Steph revealed.
“Up to that point I’d been struggling with IBS forever, and at that point I’d just accepted that I’ve got it and I can’t do anything about it.”
However, since adopting Julia’s “smart wellness” plan, the presenter claims her life has completely changed.
In fact, their partnership was so transformative for Steph, that the star has now invested in Dr Jones’ start-up company Neuron, which has opened a new wellness centre in Folkestone, Kent.
“Julia’s programme has totally transformed my life,” Steph gushed. “I know that sounds really dramatic, but my IBS is really debilitating. Now my IBS is in total control and I very rarely now have any problems.”
Julia and Steph are now on a mission to encourage individuals to adopt healthier lifestyles, using techniques such as intermittent fasting, introducing variety into your diet, improving sleep patterns, cold water exposure and breathing practices.
The Neuron smart wellness hub and live bacteria bar is located in the Creative Quarter at 23-25 Tontine Street, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1JU.
For more info about Neuron’s smart wellness courses and products including gut health tests please visit www.neuronwellness.com
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