Nationality British Name Michael (presenter) Employer BBC | Years active 2012–present Occupation Media personality Role Television Personality | |
Born 23 August 1999 (age 24) ( 1999-08-23 ) City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England Residence County Durham, United Kingdom | ||
Michael Adams (born 23 August 1999) is a British television personality. He has appeared on various programmes for CBBC, including Show Me What You're Made Of with Stacey Dooley.
Background and career
Adams was born in Sunderland, where he studied media at Houghton Kepier School between 2010 and 2015, continuing studies for a further two years at the Durham Sixth Form Centre. He had shown an interest in television from a young age.
Adams first appeared on television during continuity links on CBBC with Iain Stirling in April 2012. He later went on to appear on Blue Peter with Helen Skelton and Barney Harwood for a few appearances in June 2012, including one on their Big Olympic Tour. Since then he has appeared on continuity links for CBBC with Sam and Mark.
He was later seen on documentary series Show Me What You're Made Of with BBC Three regular Stacey Dooley in December 2013. Whilst in Brazil filming the programme, Adams worked in a bike factory, prawn farm, technology factory, baseball cap factory and a cattle farm.
In mid 2014, Adams appeared briefly in programmes for CBBC Live in Newcastle Gateshead, and worked alongside Swizzels Matlow in designing a Geordie Love Hearts sweet, which read 'Alreet Pet'.
Archival footage of Adams featured in the fifth series of Show Me What You're Made Of in 2015, and at a similar time he began contributing to the unofficial Coronation Street Blog.
In August 2017 he spoke with BBC Radio 5 Live's Phil Williams about Barbara Knox's potential departure from Coronation Street.