Michelle Ayele Ackerley (born 21 July 1984) is an English television presenter and journalist, best known for her work on

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programmes such as ''

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''.

Early life

Ackerley grew up in Manchester. Her maternal grandfather was a chief of the

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in Ghana. Ackerley was educated at

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where she was Deputy Head Girl during her final year. She graduated from the

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with a degree in psychology.

Career

Ackerly gained radio experience at All FM 96.9 radio in Manchester and joined the BBC in 2005 as a programme maker. She has co-presented the

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series '' All Over the Place'' since 2013. In 2013, she occasionally presented "The Hub" section on '' This Morning''. In 2015 and 2016, she co-presented the

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consumer affairs programme ''

''. She co-presented the second series of ''

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''. She has been a reporter for the BBC's ''

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'' since 2015. Ackerley presented the second, third and fourth series of ''Council House Crackdown'' from 2016 to 2018. She has presented reports for the BBC's ''

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''. She was a contestant in an episode of ''

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'' in December 2016. Since 2016, Ackerley has guest presented episodes of the nightly magazine show ''

''. Ackerley has also co-hosted ''Totally Rubbish'', ''I Want My Own Room'' and ''Deadly Art'' for CBBC. She also stars in the CBBC art series, ''

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''. In January 2018, she participated in an episode of ''

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'' in aid of

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. Also in 2018, she appeared in ''

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''. Since 2018 she has presented ''Fantasy Homes by the Sea''. In August 2020, she featured as a lead presenter on ITV's ''

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'' for two episodes.

Filmography

;Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ackerley, Michelle 1984 births Living people BBC television presenters English television presenters Black British television personalities English people of Sierra Leonean descent Alumni of the University of Manchester Mass media people from Manchester