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WILDLIFE adept Michaela Strachan has been a acquainted look since debuting on-screen successful the 1980s.
The Springwatch star, 58, volition instrumentality to the crystal rink successful next year's Dancing connected Ice.
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Michaela was confirmed for the line-up connected Wednesday, unrecorded connected ITV's Lorraine.
She joins chap celebrated faces specified arsenic Corrie's Sam Aston, The Traitors' Mollie Pearce and Sir Steve Redgrave, among others.
Speaking during Lorraine, Michaela revealed she astir did the amusement respective years earlier.
The presenter said: “I was considered for the amusement 14 years agone - I’ve been considered for it doubly - but this twelvemonth they’ve asked maine to bash it.”
Read much connected Michaela Strachan
Previously, Michaela opened up astir her "shocker of a year" following 3 devastating losses and a conflict with breast cancer.
Her sister-in-law passed away, portion 2 of her adjacent friends mislaid children.
She told Express.co.uk: "These were radical our age. I cognize I’m getting connected but I’m 57 – I shouldn’t cognize this fig of radical who person died.
“I went from her funeral, basically, to [BBC Two show] Pilgrimage. So I was carrying grief, which made it a antithetic journey.”
Michaela added: "I don’t deliberation I would person processed the grief.
“I would person compartmentalised it. I tin beryllium rather controlling successful my ain emotions sometimes.”
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Previously, the presenter underwent a treble mastectomy erstwhile she was 48 aft being diagnosed with breast cancer.
Two years later, her adjacent person Lucy Bowden besides received the diagnosis.
Michaela said: "We became peculiarly adjacent successful caller years due to the fact that she had breast cancer. She was diagnosed 2 years aft maine with a precise akin diagnosis.
“I was 1 of the archetypal radical she recovered erstwhile she said ‘I’ve got breast cancer.’
Everything you request to cognize astir Springwatch
Springwatch began successful 2005 and showcases British wildlife during the changing of the seasons successful the United Kingdom
It's presented by Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Iolo Williams and Megan McCubbin
Chris and Michaela joined the amusement from 2009 and 2011 onwards, respectively
Just similar past year, the long-running bid is broadcasting unrecorded from RSPB Arne successful Dorset
A full of 19 bid person aired to date, with the 20th variation present connected aerial connected BBC Two
The show’s popularity implicit the years spawned spin-offs Autumnwatch and Winterwatch
Autumnwatch began arsenic a one-off, but was expanded into its ain bid from 2006 to 2022
Last year, the Beeb cancelled Autumnwatch citing fund concerns and having a smaller assemblage than its counterparts
The archetypal presenting line-up for Springwatch included comedian and conservationist Bill Oddie, television presenter Kate Humble and naturalist Simon King
Bill, known for his enactment with The Goodies, exited the programme successful 2008, followed by Simon successful 2010 and Kate successful 2011
"I said, ‘I’m going to assistance you done this, you’re going to beryllium okay. You’re going to beryllium similar maine – aforesaid diagnosis’.
Sadly, Lucy's crab came backmost and she passed away, leaving Michaela heartbroken.
In 2002, Michaela made the determination to South Africa, wherever she lives with spouse Nick Chevallier.
They person a lad together, Oliver, portion Nick has 3 children from a erstwhile relationship.
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