News about Michaela Strachan

Soap-dodging celebrities Michaela Strachan and Jonathan Ross speak out against daily showering - but who else believes less is more? A look at the stars who admit to skipping a wash

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 27, 2024
We are used to seeing celebs looking clean, polished and flawless. But, for some A-listers, the thought of showering every day is too much as they believe daily bathing is unnecessary. While overwashing can cause greasy hair, dry skin, and breakouts, every person's showering routine is different.

Michaela Strachan admits she rarely washes her hands and only showers every three DAYS after living through a South African drought: 'We're way too clean, all of us'

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 22, 2024
Michaela Strachan has revealed she only showers twice a week, rarely washes her hands and once ended up with a worm under her skin after eating a sandwich with grubby fingers. The TV personality, a household name thanks to presenting roles on Springwatch and The Really Wild Show, relocated to South Africa with partner Nick Chevallier in 2002. Based in Cape Town, Strachan welcomed son Oliver - her only child with Chevallier, a cameraman and producer - in 2005 and has since adopted a casual attitude towards personal hygiene.

Springwatch star Michaela Strachan, 58, admits she 'forgot she had breast cancer' until a friend 'reminded her to celebrate' 10-year anniversary since her diagnosis

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 9, 2024
Michaela Strachan has admitted she 'forgot she had cancer ' until a friend 'reminded her to celebrate' 10-year anniversary since her diagnosis. The Springwatch star, 58, had her world turned upside down in 2014 when she discovered she had breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy. But in what was one of her darkest periods, Michaela said she 'wanted to celebrate' that it's been a decade since her cancer scare.

This is the most inspired comedy on television right now, CHRISTOPHER STEVENS writes about a mandy: Crammed with gags

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 3, 2024
MANDY REVIEW: Diane Morgan must be told of Diane Morgan's ultimate 'bad influence,' the kind of person your parents warned you about. She converts Graham Norton into a paid killer first and then demands Michaela Strachan say the F-word. After stealing a ladder from a steeplejack, Morgan, as her chain-smoking alter ego Mandy (BBC2), was up a church spire. A flock of 'great crested eagle' eggs fell into her barnet as she removed a bird's nest. In virtually every version of Springwatch, this sort of thing occurs, but Michaela (hiding in a nearby tree) was agog when the first chick hatched. She gasped, 'I never thought I'd see one of those.' 'But what the £@&% is it doing in her hair?' Chris Packham, please cover your ears.

Despite his £50K-per-year Eton training, Spencer Matthews was stunned to discover Jesus Christ was a "tru person" on the spiritual BBC show Pilgrimage

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 28, 2024
Despite attending one of the UK's most prestigious and costly private schools, Spencer Matthew was unaware that Jesus Christ was really a person. While watching BBC's spiritual hiking show Pilgrimage alongside Christine McGuinness and Michaela Strachan, the Made in Chelsea actor, 35, made the discovery. Spencer, who attended Eton College which costs on average £50K a year, was shocked to discover Jesus was an actual person with his fellow hiker Eshaan Akbar exclaiming in shock: 'What school did you say you went to?'

Springwatch's Michaela Strachan discusses 'shocker of a year' following breast cancer battle and three losses: 'I was carrying grief'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 25, 2024
After a simple mammogram, the Springwatch, Autumnwatch, and Winterwatch host, 57, was diagnosed at the start of 2014 but recovered quickly after undergoing a double mastectomy followed by reconstructive surgery.

I had a religious experience on our pilgrimage: One of the performers of BBC2's annual Easter faith walk reveals how divine intervention struck

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 22, 2024
Michaela Strachan signed up for BBC2's faith-based series Pilgrimage not because she is religious (she isn't), but because the outdoorsy presenter was eager to tackle the two-week journey in Wales. But fate intervened, and Michaela's journey became laced with sadness. She's best known as a Springwatch co-host. 'She says, 'The first year was tragically sad.' I lost several people in a short period of time.' My sister-in-law died of cancer, my partner Nick's best friend died of a heart attack, one of my acquaintances lost her son at 35, and then one of my closest friends died.'

Christine McGuinness shrugs off the prospect of finding new love following split from ex-husband Paddy after 14-year marriage: 'I don't think I'm missing anything'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 19, 2024
After 14 years together, Christine, 35, and Paddy, 50, who share three children, announced their separation. Christine, 35, has decided that meeting a new romantic partner is not a priority for her two years as she and Paddy, 50, are divorced. The TV actress said that her life is 'full of love,' and that she likes being independent and enjoying time on her own. I feel like my whole life with my children,' Christine said in a Radio Times interview. My heart is full, and I'm very lucky. I don't think I'm missing anything.

As it is announced that he will return to Winterwatch for the first time since, BBC presenter Iolo Williams addresses his terrifying 'out of the blue' heart attack

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 4, 2024
As he prepares to return to Winterwatch for the first time since, Iolo Williams has discussed his terrifying 'out of the blue' heart attack. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan will appear at the RSPB Arne in Dorset for the first time since 2017 to film the BBC wildlife show. When out on a run last year, the wildlife star suffered an unexpected heart attack and was sadly admitted to an embolism two months later.

After suffering a heart attack last year, BBC presenter lolo Williams will return to Winterwatch for the new series

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 2, 2024
After suffering a heart attack last year, lolo Williams is expected to return to his new series of Winterwatch. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan will appear at the RSPB Arne in Dorset for the first time since 2017 to film the wildlife show. lolo, who stepped out of his nature television series filming duties after the health scare, will film four nights of live shows portraying nature.

Just three months after being canceled by bosses to save money, the Iconic BBC show is back on televisions

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 18, 2023
Only three months after being axed by bosses in a money-saving measure, Autumnwatch is making a welcome return to screens. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, and Gillian Burke, the beloved nature film, has joined forces with The One Show for a pair of films, beginning on Tuesday, October 24. After being told by the BBC that Autumnwatch will not take place in 2023 and beyond, furious viewers launched a petition in April to 'focus' its attention on content that has the highest impact.'

Holly Willoughby, a springwatch presenter, Michaela Strachan 'trolls'

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 6, 2023
She is not known for being drawn into feuds. On Tuesday's show, Springwatch viewers were convinced that host Michaela Strachan, 57, was jibeing Holly Willoughby's expense. On Monday's This Morning, Holly, 42, was branded melodramatic after returning to the show in the aftermath of the Phillip Schofield investigation and addressing allegations.

The BBC show's 'way too sad' after a 'depressing' death-filled episode, according to a Springwatch viewers

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 1, 2023
Following a 'depressing' death-filled episode, Springwatch viewers were left extremely disappointed on Wednesday evening. The wildlife show, hosted by Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan, has returned to life for an educational segment on the wonders of UK wildlife and habitats. However, as we were expecting the easel and calming clips of nature, viewers were shocked by the 'harrowing' scenes.

Michaela Strachan grew up on a street

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 26, 2023
Michaela Strachan, 57, Springwatch presenter and conservationist, speaks out about her time in Manor Road North, Surrey's Hinchley Woods. She fondly recalls their wood-panelled bar. 'While Dad will sit at the bar with a Bacardi and Coke, Mama did all the cooking,' Michaela says.' 'She was also the entertainer, and did all the talking.'

With 164,000 signatures from BBC to try to keep the show from being axed, the petition to save Autumnwatch was successful

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 3, 2023
Following the broadcaster's announcement that the show will not be held in 2023 and beyond, Marion Veal, 61, from Bromley, started the Change.org petition, which now has 164,000 signatures. Ms Veal, an author, said she was meeting Tim Davie, the broadcaster's director general, to address Autumnwatch in May and said, "We want to know why it was cancelled." 'These are difficult times financially, and we must make difficult decisions and concentrate our attention on content that has the greatest impact,' a previous BBC commentator said.'

Having a fake plastic lawn should be considered 'as bad as blowing smoke in a baby's face'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 12, 2023
They claim that layoff of AstroTurf, which was originally an all-weather sports surface, should be treated as a 'ethical offence' because of the 'high environmental harm' they cause. About one out of every ten British households' synthetic grass lawn, Lynne Marcus, of the Society of Garden Designers, said: We want to get to people who are considering planting artificial grass that is as important as not wearing a seatbelt or blowing smoke in your baby's face.' 'I find it strange that people think it's not safe to get a plastic bag, but it's okay to sheet your entire garden with plastic sheeting, which is what you're doing - and destroying 1,000 years of topsoil to do it.'

Chris Packham says autism is 'overwhelming' for him

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 13, 2023
In 2005, Asperger's syndrome was diagnosed as a result of his illness, and the host of BBC's Winterwatch and Springwatch, John Asperger, was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, and he appears in Inside Our Autistic Minds, a new two-part BBC documentary that airs on Tuesday night. The naturalist on the show shows how his brain processes a stunning woodland scene differently than others, focusing on granular details in which he scans 'every trunk, every branch.' (Pictured: A graphic representation of Chris Packham's handling of a woodland scene.) Inset top: The naturalist in his latest BBC documentary on autism, bottom inset: with Springwatch co-host Michaela Strachan)

The Winterwatch series on BBC includes "anal rubbing" and a "beaver cam."

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 25, 2023
After show host Gillian Burke made the remarks while watching a group of wild badgers allo-mark each other, viewers were left ecstatic,' he said.'A more descriptive word would be anal rubbing.' (Pictured: the wild badgers filmed at Edinburgh Zoo, Winterwatch hosts Iolo Williams and Gillian Burke)

Fans of Dan Walker after making an X-rated typo while promoting a new show

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 28, 2022
After making an X-rated typo in a Saturday morning tweet, Dan Walker was mocked by followers. When promoting his new Channel 5 show, Digging for Treasure, the television star, 45, made sure to correct himself after mistakenly writing the word "dogging." Posing with his co-stars Michaela Strachan and Raksha Dave after the debut episode aired, he had written: 'Fantastic response to Dogging For Treasure last night and great figures!