 In the late 1980s she worked for the BBC's "Newsroom South East", specialising in entertainment.She interviewed celebrities, including some she had known in the 1960s and others such as singer Michael Ball, who became her partner, and Deborah Harry, formerly of Blondie, whom she described as the most beautiful woman she had met.In 1991, McGowan co-hosted with Alexei Sayle and Jonathan Ross a show by British comedians to mark the 30th anniversary of Amnesty International.