Michelle Ackerley

Michelle Ackerley (born 21 July 1984) is an English television presenter and journalist, best known for her work on BBC programmes such as Watchdog and The One Show.

Michelle Ackerley
Born (1984-07-21) 21 July 1984
Manchester, England, UK
EducationAlderley Edge School for Girls
OccupationTelevision presenter, journalist
Years active2011–present
EmployerBBC
TelevisionAll Over the Place
Watchdog
Crimewatch Roadshow
The One Show
Art Ninja

Early life

Ackerley was educated at Alderley Edge School for Girls where she was Deputy Head Girl during her final year.[1][2] She graduated from the University of Manchester with a degree in psychology. While at university she joined the BBC on a four-week work placement programme and would eventually join full-time upon graduation.

She has a brother, Jonathan, who is a hairdresser in London.

Career

She has co-presented the CBBC series All Over the Place since 2013. In 2013, she occasionally presented 'The Hub' section on This Morning.

Since 2015, she has co-presented the BBC One consumer affairs programme Watchdog.[3][4] She also presented the second series of Watchdog Test House.

She has been a reporter for the BBC's Crimewatch Roadshow since 2015.[5]

Ackerley presented the second and third series of Council House Crackdown in 2016 and 2017. She returned in 2018 for the fourth series. She has presented reports for the BBC's Inside Out.[6] She was a contestant in an episode of Celebrity Mastermind in December 2016.[7]

Since 2016, Ackerley has guest presented episodes of the nightly magazine show The One Show.[8][9]

Ackerley has also co-hosted Totally Rubbish, I Want My Own Room and Deadly Art for CBBC.[10][11] She also stars in the CBBC art series, Art Ninja. In January 2018, Michelle participated in an episode of And They're Off! in aid of Sport Relief. Also in 2018, she appeared in Celebrity Masterchef but was the first contestant to leave the show in an episode where all the participants produced very some good quality dishes.

Filmography
Television
Year Title Role Channel
2011 I Want My Own Room Expert CBBC
2012 Deadly Art Presenter
2013–2017 All Over the Place Presenter
2013 This Morning Hub presenter ITV
2015–2016 Watchdog Co-presenter BBC One
2015 Watchdog Test House Co-presenter
2015— Art Ninja CBBC
Crimewatch Roadshow Co-presenter BBC One
2016— Council House Crackdown Presenter
The One Show Presenter/reporter
2016 Celebrity Mastermind Contestant
The Big Food Rescue Narrator
2015 The Dog Ate My Homework Guest CBBC
2017 Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief Contestant BBC One
Len Goodman's Partners in Rhyme Guest
2018 And They're Off! For Sport Relief Participant
Celebrity Masterchef Contestant
2018 2018 World's Strongest Man Co-Presenter Channel 5
2019 2019 World's Strongest Man Co-Presenter Channel 5
2020 Richard Osman's House of Games Contestant BBC

References
  1. "Edge Life – Alumnae: Michelle Ackerley". aesg.co.uk.
  2. Reeder, Janet (16 May 2017). "The One Show's Michelle Ackerley at home in Alderley Edge". Cheshire Life.
  3. "Watchdog – Michelle Ackerley – BBC One". Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  4. Earnshaw, Jessica (25 September 2015). "Watchdog host Anne Robinson replaced by Sophie Raworth AND Michelle Ackerley". Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  5. "Crimewatch Roadshow – Michelle Ackerley – BBC One". Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  6. "Michelle Ackerley: assistant producer". BBC. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  7. "Episode 6, 2016/2017, Celebrity Mastermind – BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  8. "BBC The One Show announces Michelle Ackerley and Angela Scanlon as cover for Alex Jones". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  9. Debnath, Neela (3 November 2016). "Michelle Ackerley and Angela Scanlon replace Alex Jones on The One Show during maternity". Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  10. "Michelle Ackerley – Avalon Management". Avalon. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  11. "BBC – Confirmed! First celebrities to strut their stuff on Let's Sing And Dance For Comic Relief". BBC. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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