Steph McGovern Stuns With Surprising Leaf Blower Invention on ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’
So, imagine this — you’re sitting on the sofa watching a celebrity edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? , and suddenly, you find out one of the UK’s best-known TV presenters helped develop... a leaf blower. Yep, I’m talking about Steph McGovern, and she absolutely floored Jeremy Clarkson — and the rest of us — with that unexpected revelation.
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Steph, who many know from her time on Steph’s Packed Lunch , BBC Breakfast, and her recent appearances on This Morning , took the hot seat in ITV’s quiz show for a special charity episode. But before she even had to answer a question, Jeremy Clarkson, doing his usual nosy deep dive into contestant bios, stumbled upon something that stopped him in his tracks. “Wait, you developed the leaf blower?” he asked, half-shocked, half-amused.
Turns out, Steph wasn’t just any engineer. Back in the day — about 20 years ago — she worked at Black+Decker on a project team called the Six Sigma squad, helping improve the manufacturing of the company’s Leaf Hog. Not only did she play a role in enhancing one of the most annoying yet essential gadgets in British gardens, but her work actually saved the company around £150,000 a year. Clarkson, of course, couldn’t resist cracking a joke about noisy leaf blowers. “Couldn’t you have made it electric?” he asked. Steph laughed and explained it just wasn’t on the cards at the time.
And as if that wasn’t impressive enough, her quiz show appearance also raised a significant sum — £150,000 — for the Middlesbrough-based charity Rubies, which empowers and supports young girls. When she got to a tough £250,000 question, she bowed out gracefully and smartly, saying she was happy to take the money. Sensible and strategic — that’s very Steph.
It’s easy to forget just how many hats Steph’s worn. Before becoming a household TV name, she was winning engineering awards as a teen — including the prestigious Arkwright Engineering Scholarship and the title of Young Engineer for Britain. Honestly, her CV reads like a ‘how to’ manual for ambition.
What’s even better is that after her Channel 4 show ended in 2023, fans have been rallying for her comeback — and now, she’s turning heads again on This Morning . Whether it’s her sharp economic insights, her no-nonsense Northern wit, or her on-screen charisma, people are loving seeing Steph back where she belongs: in the spotlight.
So yeah, Steph McGovern isn’t just your average TV presenter. She’s an engineer, journalist, charity advocate, former survival show contestant (yep, Celebrity Bear Hunt ), and now — officially — the woman who helped bring us the leaf blower. Who knew garden tools could be so glamorous?
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