She is also a scriptwriter and a children's book illustrator. Michele was editor of the LCC News at the London College of Communication, where she graduated in journalism in 2007. Born in Singapore in 1978, she attended an all girls' convent school and began working in television as a children's show host when she was 11. In her late teens, Michele was diagnosed with bipolar schizo-affective disorder and underwent 7 treatments of electro-convulsive therapy. In the following years she grappled with behavioral addictions, and dependency on prescription drugs. It was during the nadir of her illness that Michele began to write. Book Extract