Charlotte Corney: Last News

Chris Packham, 61, met his girlfriend Charlotte Corney in 2007 when he visited her zoo in the Isle of Wight at her zoo.

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

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Chris Packham has been in a relationship with Charlotte Corney for over a decade.The couple, who live apart, met when the television star visited the zoo she works at on the Isle of Wight.Talking about her relationship with Chris in a new interview, Charlotte spoke about their first ever encounter.“Chris and I met professionally when he visited the zoo that I run on the Isle of Wight,” she said.“He tells me now that he knew that day that I was the one.“I had no idea of this, and at the time I was with my ex-partner anyway,” Charlotte told Radio Times magazine.Charlotte has been running Wight Zoo since 2003, following the death of her father.Four years later, a television show was filmed there and Chris provided the voiceover for the

Chris Packham needed a pestle and mortar to make his dinner, but he didn’t have one to hand.The TV star searched through his kitchen cupboards to see what he could find to use instead and came up with a solution, which divided opinion on Twitter when he shared the details.Chris used a Big Garden Birdwatch mug and an oyster knife as a makeshift pestle and mortar, which seemed to get the job done.Clearly impressed by the improvisation, he posted a picture of it online.However, some fans pointed out that there was a much easier and safer solution.The television presenter told his 453,100 followers about his antics with long term partner Charlotte Corney.Alongside his social media snap, he wrote: “Suffering a bit in the kitchen tonight as

Chris Packham is known for presenting the long-running BBC wildlife show Springwatch.Tonight, he returns to our screens for the celebrity special of The Chase alongside food writer Giles Coren, journalist Rachel Johnson and comedian Josie Long.Chris is not married, but he has been in a relationship with partner Charlotte Corney since 2007.The pair first met each other while Chris visited the zoo Charlotte runs on the Isle of Wight.Charlotte has previously opened up on the first time they met.She told Radio Times: "Chris and I met professionally when he visited the Zoo that I run on the Isle of Wight."She also told how Chris has since admitted it was love at first sight from the moment they met.She added: "He tells me now that he knew that

Chris Packham will be joined by Michaela Strachan and Ellie Harrison tonight as they look back on the year so far and how it has impacted nature.