Michaela Strachan: 'Essex was my first gig'

From the Wide Awake Club and the Really Wild Show to Springwatch, Michaela Strachan has been on our TV screens for an incredible 40 years. To celebrate, the wildlife presenter will be reminiscing about her life and career in a nationwide theatre tour, which stops in Essex this April.

But before Michala was on our TV screens, she was an actor and that all started here in Essex....

Picture credit: BBC Studios/Olli Hillyer-Riley.