Michelle Ackerley graduated from Manchester University with a degree in
Psychology. It was while she was at university that she attended a
television workshop where she met media professionals who inspired her
to work in television. She gained experience presenting on a community
radio station in Manchester and at the local television station Channel
M.
Michelle applied to join the BBC and achieved a placement with BBC
Entertainment, working on the BBC3 documentary Secret Life of the Shop.
She became an assistant producer on
Blue Peter (1958), where she was
in control of developing and scripting ideas for the programme.
More recently, Michelle has worked for ITV as a co-presenter of
This Morning (1988).