Michelle Ackerley

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Michelle Ackerley
Born
Michelle Ayele Ackerley

(1984-07-21) 21 July 1984 (age 41)
Manchester, England, UK
EducationAlderley Edge School for Girls
Alma materUniversity of Manchester (BSc)
OccupationsTelevision presenter, journalist
Years active2011–present
EmployerBBC
Television
Spouse
Ben Ryan
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(m. 2024)​
Children1

Michelle Ayele Ackerley[1] (born 21 July 1984) is an English television presenter and journalist, best known for her work on programmes such as Watchdog, World’s Strongest Man and The One Show.

Early life

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Ackerley grew up in Manchester.[2] Her maternal grandfather was a chief of the Ga people in Ghana.[1] Ackerley was educated at Alderley Edge School for Girls where she was Deputy Head Girl during her final year.[3][4] She graduated from the University of Manchester with a degree in psychology.[3]

Career

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Ackerley gained radio experience at All FM 96.9 radio in Manchester and joined the BBC in 2005 as a programme maker.[1] She has co-presented the CBBC series All Over the Place since 2013.[5] In 2013, she occasionally presented "The Hub" section on This Morning.[5]

In 2015 and 2016, she co-presented the BBC One consumer affairs programme Watchdog.[6][7] She co-presented the second series of Watchdog Test House.[8]

She has been a reporter for the BBC's Crimewatch Roadshow since 2015.[9]

Ackerley presented the second, third and fourth series of Council House Crackdown from 2016 to 2018.[10] She has presented reports for the BBC's Inside Out.[11] She was a contestant in an episode of Celebrity Mastermind in December 2016.[12]

Since 2016, Ackerley has guest presented episodes of the nightly magazine show The One Show.[13]

Ackerley has also co-hosted Totally Rubbish,[14] I Want My Own Room[15] and Deadly Art[16] for CBBC. She also stars in the CBBC art series, Art Ninja.[17] In January 2018, she participated in an episode of And They're Off! in aid of Sport Relief.[18] Also in 2018, she appeared in Celebrity Masterchef.[19] Since 2018 she has presented Fantasy Homes by the Sea.[20] In August 2020, she featured as a lead presenter on ITV's Loose Women for two episodes.[5]

Personal life

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In May 2024, Ackerley married her fiancé Ben Ryan.[21] On 6 May 2025, Ackerley revealed on Morning Live that she is four months pregnant. On 14 October 2025, Ackerley gave birth to daughter Nala.[22]

Filmography

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Television
Year Title Role Channel
2011 I Want My Own Room Expert CBBC
2012 Deadly Art Presenter
2013 This Morning Hub presenter ITV
2013–2017 All Over the Place Presenter CBBC
2014 Totally Rubbish Co-host
2015 The Dog Ate My Homework Guest
Watchdog Test House Co-presenter BBC One
2015–2016 Watchdog Co-presenter
2015–2019 Art Ninja CBBC
2015– Crimewatch Live Co-presenter BBC One
2016 Celebrity Mastermind Contestant
The Big Food Rescue Narrator
2016– Council House Crackdown Presenter
The One Show Presenter/reporter
2017 Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief Contestant
Len Goodman's Partners in Rhyme Guest
2018 And They're Off! For Sport Relief Participant
Celebrity Masterchef Contestant
2018 World's Strongest Man Co-presenter Channel 5
Fantasy Homes by the Sea Presenter BBC Living
2019 2019 World's Strongest Man Co-presenter Channel 5
2020 Richard Osman's House of Games Contestant BBC
Loose Women Anchor - 2 episodes ITV
Countdown Guest - 5 episodes Channel 4
2020 World's Strongest Man Co-presenter Channel 5
2021 2021 World's Strongest Man Co-presenter
2022 Supermarket Deals: Are They Worth It?[23] Presenter
Dirty Rotten Sc@mmers Co-presenter, with her mum Mavis Ackerley BBC One
Jeremy Vine Extra Co-presenter Channel 5
2022-present Morning Live Co-presenter BBC One
2023 What They Really Mean For You Co-presenter, with Justin Rowlatt and Tara Shine[24]

References

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