A face many individuals grew up with on CBBC and CITV Michael Underwood left his life in entrance of digicam to turn out to be a main college instructor in South West London
An icon of kids’s TV within the late 90s and early 00s Michael Underwood hosted most of the reveals a era grew up on however after work began to dry up he made the unbelievable choice to re-train and begin a really totally different life.
Having virtually fallen into presenting after discovering a name out for audition tapes whereas working at a radio station, Michael went on to host some basic children’ TV reveals from Jungle Run to Ministry of Mayhem. But it surely wasn’t simply children’ TV, he was additionally an everyday leisure reporter for GMTV and Good Morning Britain.
Apart from presenting, the 39-year-old appeared on some huge actuality reveals, together with Dancing on Ice, Movie star MasterChef and All Star Mr and Mrs together with his spouse, presenter and Movie star Large Brother star Angellica Bell, who additionally hosted basic youngsters’s reveals comparable to Xchange, 50/50 and That is Genius!.
The couple reside a comparatively regular life in a five-bedroom Victorian semi-detached home in Kingston-upon-Thames, London, with their two youngsters, a son and daughter.
However regardless of his success finally the roles dried up, he defined to The Mirror: “The telephone stopped ringing. It’s simply not a pleasant place to be in. I wanted to decide.
“I believed you understand what, I’ve acquired my educating diploma, I’ve acquired 20 years in broadcasting behind me, possibly I can take that ability set and put it to good use. Assist construct youngsters’s confidence, assist them with their oracy, and their presenting abilities. That’s after I thought: ‘Yeah, let’s seize the bull by the horns and possibly take a step out into a distinct profession’.”
He first started educating part-time for 2 days per week at Surbiton Excessive Boy’s Prep Faculty, educating Yr 4 drama. That was till 2019 when he moved into a job as a type instructor. However in September final 12 months after finishing his full educating diploma he moved right into a full-time function at King’s School Faculty in Wimbledon.
He added: “I by no means grew up eager to be a tv presenter, performing’s what I cherished however my household may by no means afford to ship me to drama college.
“My mum was a nursery nurse, my sister was a nursery nurse, so working with youngsters was within the household. It was my mum who truly mentioned: ‘Why don’t you consider doing drama as a educating diploma, concentrate on that and also you’ve acquired one thing to fall again on if the performing doesn’t work out.'”
