The TV presenter has hosted the enduring BBC nature programme for 14 years, having beforehand labored on The Really Wild Show and Wide Awake Club.
She just lately completed as runner-up on ITV actuality present Dancing on Ice, competing final 12 months with skilled companion Mark Hanretty.
Michaela, who helps Oxford United via her son, who works on the membership, had an unique chat with the Oxford Mail final week.
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Another TV star with hyperlinks to the county is former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson, who owns each a farm and a pub right here.
This is documented in his personal wildlife present, Clarkson’s Farm on Prime Video, which helps spotlight the plight of British farmers and the struggles of agriculture.
During the unique interview, Ms Strachan praised Mr Clarkson for his work through the present however revealed she has by no means watched an episode.
“I don’t watch Clarkson’s Farm, but I think it is great what he has done for making people understand how difficult farming is,” she mentioned.
“But no, it’s not a programme that I watch.”
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The 59-year-old was talking forward of her ‘Not Just a Wild Life’ reside tour, which begins subsequent month and includes a date in close by Newbury on Wednesday, April 29.
Speaking on the present, Ms Strachan mentioned: “It’s getting shut now, and it is taking fairly a very long time to arrange the present as a result of I’ve obtained a heck of quite a lot of footage to undergo.
“I’ve obtained this huge archive in my storage, with quite a lot of it on VHS, which takes a very long time to fast-forward.
“So it is taken months, truly, of placing the present collectively and deciding what to place in and what to not put in as a result of it has been an extended profession and quite a lot of reveals.
“I think that’s been the hardest thing, really, to decide, you know, which bits to focus on. So, yeah, I’m really excited about it.”
You can discover extra protection from the Oxford Mail’s unique interview with Ms Strachan on our web site within the coming days.
