Dancing on Ice star Michaela Strachan reveals off-screen row with Springwatch co-host Chris Packham over ‘step too far’
DANCING on Ice star Michaela Strachan has told of her off-screen row while filming Springwatch.
The presenter clashed with her co-host Chris Packham as she accused him of going a “step too far”.
Admitting they are sometimes opposites in their presenting styles, Michaela said in an interview with The Times: “He has all the facts, whereas I love the stories surrounding a particular nest.
“Last year I had to really fight my corner — a buzzard pecked its sibling to death and chucked it out of the nest onto the ground.
“Chris and the team wanted to put a camera on all the beasts that were eating it.
“He was saying, ‘It’s really interesting.’ I said, ‘Yes, but it’s a step too far. Our audience has invested in that little chick, we don’t need to see it now being decimated with a slow-mo camera.’
“In the end we didn’t have room for the footage.”
Michaela added: “You’ve got to keep it a little bit positive.”
The 58-year-old has worked on BBC’s Springwatch alongside Chris since 2011.
Before that she hosted Countryfile for a decade.
Michaela’s now competing in this year’s Dancing on Ice – and according to Betfair odds, she is favourite to win.
She surprised viewers with her stunning performance alongside pro-skater Mark Hanretty – topping the leaderboard as she stormed ahead with an impressive score of 30.5 out of 40.