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BBC Springwatch star Megan McCubbin is having the last laugh against cruel trolls who mocked her mispronunciation of words on screen – dubbing her dyslexia a “superpower” as her career soars.Back next week in the new series of the show, the zoologist will explore the north east of England in a bid to share the benefits of spending time in nature.On her rise to TV success with the learning disorder, which affects parts of the brain that process language, Megan says: “I’ve confused words or pronounced something wrong and while I get nervous, I wouldn’t change it – dyslexia is a superpower.“I had to rewire how I learn and taught myself to grasp complex concepts.“Dyslexia is very complex and no two people learn the same.”Awareness and support have been forthcoming, continues Megan, who reveals: “Today someone asked if I wanted a script on different-coloured paper.”New research from holiday firm Lovat Parks reveals the powerful benefits to mental health from immersion in nature.Being in the presence of trees saw 81% find a boost in mental wellbeing and spending significant amounts of time in natural environments was shown to reduce the risk of developing depression in 20% of people.Megan adds: “Sit in a quiet place and you’ll see it come alive, spot things and see them in a new light.“We saw during Covid, people engaged with nature more because they had more time on their hands.“As our lives are busier again, we need to remember the joy it gave us.” The 27-year-old, who is the stepdaughter of fellow Springwatch star Chris Packham, turns to the great outdoors to keep her mental wellbeing strong.And Megan suggests anyone worried about the cost-of-living crisis should turn to nature to help control any anxiety.She adds: “This is

CHRIS Packham has insisted that he "couldn't care less" if viewers hate his outfits on Springwatch ahead of the show's 18th season. The presenter, who has hosted the BBC nature series since 2009, will be entering his 13th season with Michaela Strachan later this month.

Presenter Megan McCubbin appeared on the finale of BBC’s Winterwatch three weeks ago only to be bombarded by angry tweets from people who had a problem with some of her pronunciations. Fans subsequently jumped to her defence, pointing out the nature lover struggles with dyslexia. Megan, 26, is the stepdaughter of Chris Packham CBE, a famous naturalist best known for his television work, including the CBBC children's nature series The Really Wild Show from 1986 to 1995.Chris, 60, has also presented the BBC nature series Springwatch, including Autumnwatch and Winterwatch, since 2009.The presenter clearly became a source of inspiration for his stepdaughter, who has since followed in his footsteps, recently joining him on the latest series of Winterwatch. On January 28, Megan presented the final instalment of Winterwatch 2022, only to be blasted by some viewers over the way she pronounced certain Irish locations. The conservationist and zoologist made the errors as she was discussing how certain birds fly around Ireland. One location that Megan mispronounced was Donegal, with some viewers insisting that the presenter was incorrectly pronouncing it “Don-Eagle”. Another was Waterford, where she appeared to be saying “Water-ford”.The last was Antrim, which left viewers questioning why the star seemed to be pronouncing it “A-trim”.Some viewers took to Twitter to call Megan out on the errors.Adam Kirtley wrote: “Love your work Megan but ‘Doneeegle’? Come on… Donegal is somewhere you should know how to pronounce!!” Jennifer Wilkinson added: “Ah yes, those well known Irish places Water Ford and Dun Eagle #winterwatch.”Ciaran Norrby penned: “Watching #Winterwatch, my home county of Donegal pronounced as 'Dun Eagle'.

The BBC's Winterwatch 2022 is here and nature-lovers all around the country are preparing to tune in for the show's tenth series.

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Chris Packham, 60, is well known for his love of wildlife, however, his ex-Jo McCubbin “wasn’t so pleased” when he encouraged her daughter Megan McCubbin, 25, to take part in a potentially dangerous stunt in their garden.The Autumnwatch host dated Jo from when the young nature enthusiast was just two years old and he has continued to be a presence in her life, as the pair now work together on BBC wildlife programmes together.In Wednesday's episode of Autumnwatch, Chris shared how he would encourage Megan to not fear wasps when she was young.He told his co-host Michaela Strachan: “I’ve always been a great fan of wasps and hornets.“When Megan was younger, I was very keen that she learned to love them too. “We had a wasp nest in the garden.So

ZOOLOGIST Megan was presenting the BBC wildlife programme yesterday with her step-dad, naturalist Chris Packham, when she was left red-raced after making a slew of gaffes about marine animals.  As she compared two seal species, the 26-year-old confessed she was a little muddled after labelling them squirrels more than once.  Megan started off fine, saying "We have two species of seals around the UK, most of them I have to say make their home up in Scotland. "40 percent of grey seals are up here, but these are common seals.

Chris Packham during lockdown.

Megan McCubbin, 25, has told how the final episode of her and her stepdad Chris Packham's show was delayed due to "personal reasons".Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Megan shared how her and Chris' new BBC show Chris & Meg’s Wild Summer was pushed back, as they travelled across the UK in a campervan to observe British wildlife.Speaking about her summer, Megan revealed that she and Chris, 60, have had a couple of months travelling the length of the country filming their six-part series.She said: "We literally got back two days ago from filming the last episode."It did get delayed a little bit, the last episode of filming, due to various personal reasons."However, the environmentalist revealed that she used the trip to "reconnect" with

Chris Packham.

Megan McCubbin is a regular presenter on the BBC's seasonal watch series alongside her stepdad Chris Packham, 60.

Megan McCubbin loves to take photos of animals and learnt the skill from her stepfather Chris Packham, who is also a keen snapper.

Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Gillian Burke, Iolo Williams and Megan McCubbin giving BBC viewers an insight into the wildlife at Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk. Chris joined the BBC show in 2009, but in an interview from 2019, the naturalist admitted that he finds it difficult to watch himself back on TV and he even gives himself a score out of 10 for how well he thinks he presented that day.

Chris Packham has opened up about his social life in a new interview published this week.The presenter, who turned 60 last month, said he "doesn't really need friends", preferring to concentrate on other things in his life.Instead, Chris spends time with his partner and step-daughter as well as his beloved dogs.He, of course, also has his work on Springwatch and the spin-off shows, the perfect outlet for his love of nature."I live a life where I don't really need friends, I have Charlotte and Megan."I learnt that's a safer way for me to navigate through life," the BBC star told this week's OK! Magazine.Chris, who was diagnosed with Aspergers's syndrome when he was in his forties, told the publication that he had previously struggled in

HELLO! magazine back in June, Chris Packham's step-daughter Megan McCubbin reveals she's had a marriage proposal from a fan since she proved an overnight hit as a presenter on Springwatch.MORE: Springwatch's Chris Packham reveals he was 'terrified' during father's health battle"I had this young man who contacted me to say that his older brother would like to marry me but is too afraid to message me directly," she laughs during our interview at her stepdad's beautiful home in the New Forest. "But if I'd like to message him, here's his account.

SPRINGWATCH'S Chris Packham was not impressed after Michaela Strachan took a swipe at his weight. The presenter, 60, hosted the show with his co-star, 55, in Norfolk on Wednesday.

Chris Packham had an amusing comeback on Twitter today, when his step-daughter Megan McCubbin claimed he looked like he was “convulsing” when he danced.She also said he did this “weird pointy thing”.The TV star made her comments during an episode of their online programme The Self-Isolating Bird Club, which they began co-hosting during the first UK lockdown.The duo were wishing Dr Amir Khan a happy 40th birthday when they showed a clip of him dancing round his kitchen to celebrate.Megan said the NHS doctor had got the “moves” unlike her step-father.The 59-year-old naturalist was initially frustrated but later shared a gif, which possibly proved her point.“A belated very happy birthday to @DrAmirKhanGP from The SIBC [Self-Isolating Bird

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WINTERWATCH'S Chris Packham was brutally shut down by his step-daughter Megan McCubbin after he made a very crude toilet joke. During last night's episode of the BBC Two show, the presenting duo got chatting about a new experiment they set up to try and see how wild mice hunt down food.

#Winterwatch is going to be so good tonight that, complete with my bucket hat, I will be attending a rave after the show.“Due to the restrictions and a lack of interest from @MeganMcCubbin, it will just be me and two poodles. Man.”Chris entered Megan’s life at an early age when she was only two-years-old after he began dating her mum Jo.Although the couple split when Megan was 11, Chris and his stepdaughter have remained close.Jo is a nurse, while Chris’s partner Charlotte Corny runs the Isle of White Zoo.Therefore to protect their loved ones from potentially contracting COVID-19, Chris and Megan chose to remain in isolation together.Chris has Asperger's Syndrome and spoke on the podcast How Do You Cope?...

Chris Packham prepare ahead of their first appearance on Winterwatch 2021 by giving him a DIY haircut.The zoologist suffered the blunder during the third national lockdown in England, which has prompted hairdressers and barbers to close once again due to coronavirus regulations.Megan made her admission after Chris took to Instagram to share a snap of his hair transformation in view of his 50,000 followers earlier this week.Megan could be seen looking cosy in a black jumper and matching wooly hat, while poised with her scissors at the ready behind her stepdad.Chris smiled for the camera in the photo, as strands of his hair covered his shoulders.The presenter captioned the post: “So #Winterwatch starts tonight at 8pm on BBC Two and