Megan McCubbin credits stepdad Chris Packham and partner for helping her out in tough time

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Megan McCubbin, who is the nature-loving stepdaughter of Chris Packham, spoke candidly about her love of animals and the need to protect our wildlife in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.The Springwatch presenter revealed that, while she had a tough time at school due to her dyslexia, it was Chris’ partner Charlotte Corney who helped her through.Megan, who has recently teamed up with Lovat Parks, spoke about the wonders of wildlife and why it can really benefit us all to connect with our “wild side”.

The documentarian knows a thing or two about that, as she has grown up with a myriad of diverse creatures all around her. Her most unusual animal friends, however, are the four tigers that were introduced to her by her stepdad’s partner Charlotte.Confirming that she had “no fear” when it came to the wild animals, Megan opened up about the difficult time she had at school and how the tigers helped her not to give up on her zoology dreams.Megan explained: “I’m quite severely dyslexic, and I've always struggled learning science in the conventional way. “So much that - when I was at school - I had some difficult experiences there and teachers didn't really understand what to do with me.“I didn’t necessarily appear to be the brightest, but that wasn't actually the case; it was just the fact that I learned differently from everyone else. “Over time, I've kind of had to challenge myself to overcome - not overcome because you can’t overcome dyslexia - but you learn to work with it and use it to your advantage.”Megan desperately wanted to work with animals, but felt like her performance in science classes indicated she might not be cut out for the Bsc in Zoology she would one day go on to obtain.“It got to a point where I was.