Steph McGovern breaks silence on Packed Lunch getting axed by Channel 4
Steph McGovern has broken her silence since Channel 4 took her daytime show Steph’s Packed Lunch off the air.
The 41-year-old TV host was granted her own show by Channel 4 back in 2020 - but it was one of the several programmes axed by the broadcaster earlier this year. Steph’s Packed Lunch was an unfortunate casualty of Channel 4’s future plans - and the last ever episode aired on Friday 8 December.
Now, a week later, Steph has broken her silence over the abrupt end of the show to say how proud she was over everything she achieved while on the air. And she also took time to thank the huge crew that worked with her on the show - that was filmed in Leeds.
Steph took to Instagram on Friday to share a photo of herself proudly standing alongside the huge crew that helped her make her show five days a week for three years. She gushed: "This time last week - the final @packedlunchc4 team pic (not everyone is in it, but it’s a good chunk of us).
Steph McGoven has broken her silence following the abrupt cancellation of her lunchtime show (Channel 4)"It’s been nearly 5 years since the show idea was pitched to me (I was battling pregnancy sickness and 3am starts on BBC Breakfast at the time). The dealbreaker for me (after money) was that the show had to be authentic and reflect the real lives of our viewers AND our workplace had to make everyone feel welcome….whether you were with us for an hour or 4 years. I am so proud of what our amazing team achieved so please allow me a moment to blow their trumpet……
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"In 4 years - we turned a pub in Leeds Dock into a cracking TV studio (after starting the show in my house in lockdown), we employed loads of people from the local area (with many having never worked in telly before), we promoted talented people quickly, we provided work experience to countless people of all ages in all parts of the show (many of them getting jobs from this too) and we gave lots of people their first break presenting on the telly too.
The TV host shared a snap of herself surrounded by her dedicated Packed Lunch show crew (stephlunch/Instagram)"We built a Northern powerhouse. And on top of that we put out 675 episodes, got a BAFTA nomination, gave a voice to people/topics that other programmes didn’t and had a proper laugh along the way." She added: "Thank you to everyone who made that happen and of course to all of our fabulous viewers who were a crucial part of our dysfunctional family too. The messages we’ve had from you have been incredible. Thank you."
Indeed, those devoted fans have been taking to social media themselves to express their devastation and sadness over the decision to cancel the lunchtime show. One disgruntled fan wrote on X/Twitter: “Whoever at Channel 4 made the decision to axe #StephsPackedLunch is mad!! A decent show gone!” And one particularly enraged fan lashed out at Channel 4, issuing a sweary rant, saying: “Are you F**KING Mad !!!! Axing #Stephspackedlunch !!!!! What the actual f**kety f**k !!!! #Channel4 @Channel4.”
Meanwhile, other dispirited daytime TV fans were left expressing their disapproval at the alternative options now Steph's show has been taken off the air. One TV fan whinged: "What am I supposed to watch now that @PackedLunchC4 has been cancelled?! You couldn’t pay me money to watch that god awful Loose Women! Such a shame! #stephspackedlunch #channel4 @Channel4."
And another lamented: "I used to watch Loose Women back in the day...but never since Steph's Packed Lunch came on. Nothing would make me go back to ITV any more...can't believe SPL has been cancelled."
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