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About
TV host, fitness expert, and women's weight loss coach known for hosting Step It Up with Steph on PBS. She is also known for being a fitness contributor for the Today show and for creating workout, nutrition, mindset, and weight-loss content through her Step It Up with Steph brand.
Before fame
She earned a BA in communications with an emphasis on women's studies and psychology from the University of Michigan. She worked for Marianne Williamson's Oprah XM Radio show, The Dr. Phil Show, Lifetime TV, and WNET PBS before starting Step It Up with Steph in 2008. Her big break came in 2017 when Step It Up with Steph began airing on PBS stations including WTTW Chicago and then expanded to public television stations nationwide in 2020.
Trivia
She created a weekly aerobics TV show called The Big House Beat while she was a University of Michigan student, and it was named best show of the year by WOLV TV in 2005.
Family life
She is half Italian and half Lebanese. She married Nicholas Branoff in May 2023, and they welcomed a daughter named Isabella Marie in March 2025.
Associated with
She has appeared on the Today show which has also featured Al Roker.
