Kevin Stephens
Kevin Alexander Stephens, born 28 July 1984 in Enfield, England, is an English former footballer and current internet personality known as Stevo the Madman.
Stephens started as a trainee with Leyton Orient in 2001 and made four league appearances for the club. He spent time on loan at Billericay Town and Hornchurch, then played for Redbridge, Enfield Town, Chelmsford City, Boreham Wood and Newport County. In total, he made 104 league appearances and scored one goal.
In 2009, after racist abuse directed at Bath City striker Stuart Douglas by Newport County fans, Stephens refused to play for Newport again. He later re-signed for the club in the same season before leaving in March 2009.
After football, Stephens built a career as an internet personality under the name Stevo the Madman. He gained attention for Snapchat comedy videos and later appeared on various TV shows. He hosted a YouTube series for JD Sports called Take a Bow from 2016 to 2020. In 2019 he took part in Celebrity Coach Trip with Big Narstie, and later that year appeared on Come Dine with Me Christmas Special and The Big Narstie Show. He also covered the 2020 Super Bowl for BBC Sport.
In 2021 he released the song Come On England as Plain Old Kev, which features cameos from famous footballers and reached the charts. In 2022 he joined the cast of Celebrity Cooking School on E4.
Earlier in his career, Stephens was a record producer under the name Stevo and worked with the grime crew The Beatcamp. He was linked with Dice Recordings and collaborated with artists including Big Narstie, Skepta, Jme and D Double E.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 14:50 (CET).