Michaela Strachan Biography
Michaela Strachan is an English television presenter well recognized for her work on wildlife series including The Really Wild Show and Springwatch.
How old is Michaela Strachan? – Age
She is 57 years old as of 7 April 2023. She was born in 1966 in Ewell, United Kingdom.
Michaela Strachan Family – Education
Strachan grew raised in Hinchley Wood and attended Chadsworth Stage School and Claremont Fan Court School, both in Esher. She struggled with anorexia during her adolescence. Later, while attending ArtsEd in London, she worked briefly as an Avon lady and a kissogram. Strachan began her career in theatre after graduating from ArtsEd, before moving on to kids’ television.
Michaela Strachan Wife – Children
Strachan married filmmaker Duncan Chard in 1996, but the couple split five years later. On June 8, 2005, she gave birth to Oliver, her son with partner Nick Chevallier. The pair lives in Hout Bay, Cape Town, with Chevallier’s children from a previous relationship.
Michaela Strachan Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $20 million.
Michaela Strachan Cancer – Thyroids
In 2014, she revealed that she had a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery after being diagnosed with breast cancer. She later stated that going through breast cancer has strengthened her. It increased her resilience and made her value her life more since she realized that anything could have terminated it prematurely, which was unexpected.”
Michaela Strachan Springwatch
Strachan has been co-presenting BBC2’s Autumn, Winter, and Springwatch since 2011. The National Arboretum at Westonbirt, Slimbridge Reserve, Wild Ken Hill, and RSPB Arne have all hosted Watches.
Michaela Strachan Career
Strachan was a Saturday-morning television presenter in the 1980s, appearing on shows such Good Morning Britain and Wide Awake Club alongside Timmy Mallett. In 1988, she hosted Boogie Box on Music Box, a music channel. Strachan co-starred with Pete Waterman as “Her” on the nightclub-themed music show The Hitman and Her from 1988 until 1992. Strachan joined BBC1’s Really Wild Show, a wildlife programme for children, in 1993.
She was a regular correspondent for BBC One’s Countryfile for many years before the show underwent a primetime Sunday evening facelift in April 2009. Her transfer to South Africa kept her from completely committing to the new show. Strachan competed in the World Gurning competition at the Egremont Crab Fair while recording a Countryfile segment in 2002. To her amazement, she won the Ladies’ World Gurning Crown.
Strachan and Steve Leonard co-presented two seasons of Orangutan Diary on BBC One. The series focused on the everyday routines of an orphaned orangutan reserve in Borneo, as well as the efforts of Lone Drøscher Nielsen and her crew to rescue and rehabilitate the animals. They aired in 2006 and 2008. She told The Independent that her greatest motivation is Nielsen, who “works under very difficult conditions and shows an all-consuming dedication to these animals”.
She hosted the six-part series The Great Penguin Rescue for the Eden channel in 2013. She competed in the second season of the celebrity diving television show Splash! in 2014. In 2022, Channel 5 premiered Digging For Treasure: Tonight, which Strachan co-presented with Dan Walker and archaeologist Raksha Dave. Strachan appeared on BBC World News and BBC Reel in 2022, where he discussed extreme conservation.
