Michael Adams (presenter)

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.[1]

Michael Adams
Born (1999-08-23) 23 August 1999
Sunderland, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationMedia personality
Years active2012–present
TelevisionShow Me What You're Made Of, Blue Peter, CBBC

Background

Adams was born in Sunderland, though was raised in Houghton-le-Spring, just outside of Durham. He was educated at Houghton Kepier School in the town 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.

He currently resides in Manchester, where he studies broadcast journalism at the University of Salford.

Career

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.[2] 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.[3] 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. The following month he paid tribute to the late Liz Dawn in an interview with Judith Moritz for the BBC News at Six.

In January 2019, Adams confirmed on Twitter that he would appear as an uncredited bit part in the eighth series of ITV sitcom Cold Feet. [4] Later in the year, he appeared in the revived series of Supermarket Sweep on ITV2, hosted by Rylan Clark-Neal. [5] [6]

Filmography
Television
Year Title Notes
2012–14CBBC PresentationContinuity links
Blue Peter3 episodes
2013Friday DownloadShow Me What You're Made Of promotion
2013–15Show Me What You're Made Of5 episodes (2013)
Archival footage (2015)
2017BBC News at SixLiz Dawn tribute
2019Cold FeetUncredited bit part
Supermarket SweepContestant
Radio
Year Title Notes
2013BBC NewcastleDrivetime interview
2014BBC Tees
2017BBC Radio 5 LiveInterview with Phil Williams
2018Drivetime interview
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References
  1. "show Me What You're Made Of Episodes of Season 7". Seriestop. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  2. "CBBC – Blue Peter's Big Olympic Tour". BBC. 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. "Sunderland teen chosen to front CBBC TV show about factory children in Brazil". Sunderland Echo. 2013-11-28. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  4. Michael Adams [@michaeladamsuk] (2019-01-28). "Stay (very) eagle-eyed for yours truly in tonight's #ColdFeet at 9pm on @ITV. Am getting up to mischief at the fabulous Lost Days festival! 🎪🎵🏕" (Tweet). Retrieved 2019-02-10 – via Twitter.
  5. "ITV - Supermarket Sweep S1, E5". ITV. 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  6. Supermarket Sweep [@SuperSweepTV] (2019-09-13). "Cactus makes perfect 🥴🌵 #SupermarketSweep" (Tweet). Retrieved 2019-09-25 – via Twitter.
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