| Born on 27 January 1950, Derek Acorah is a UK | | | | where his psychic abilities were deemed powerful |
| psychic medium, most commonly known for his | | | | enough for him to join the prestigious International |
| work on the Living TV series Most Haunted. | | | | Society for Paranormal Research (ISPR). |
| During his long career, he has worked on | | | | In 1999, Derek’s affiliation with the ISPR |
| television, radio and in theatre shows throughout | | | | led to his first TV appearances, which were in the |
| the UK, and the rest of the world. He also offers | | | | award-winning documentaries ISPR Investigates |
| private psychic readings to his clients. | | | | Ghosts of England and ISPR Investigates Ghosts |
| When Derek was a child, the spirit of his late | | | | Of Belgrave Hall. After this, he appeared on a |
| grandfather visited him and, when he told his | | | | show called Psychic Livetime on Granada Breeze, |
| grandmother about this psychic experience, she | | | | before going on to host his own show on the |
| revealed that she was a medium too. Despite | | | | same channel, Predictions with Derek Acorah. |
| Derek’s early psychic experiences, he | | | | Derek’s stint on this channel led him to be |
| chose to spend his early career as a professional | | | | headhunted by Living TV to star on their Most |
| footballer. | | | | Haunted programme, which made him a household |
| Derek enjoyed stints playing for Bill Shankly's | | | | name. |
| Liverpool Football Club, alongside Emlyn Hughes, as | | | | Since appearing on TV’s Most Wanted, |
| well as Wrexham AFC, Glentoran and the | | | | Derek has also been featured on a string of other |
| Australian team, USC Lion. During this time, Derek | | | | programmes such as The Antiques Ghost Show, |
| married and had one son, Karl, although, despite | | | | Derek Acorah’s Ghost Towns, Derek |
| his success as a footballer, he never lost sight of | | | | Acorah’s Search for Guy Fawkes and |
| his psychic abilities. | | | | Paranormal Egypt. He no longer appears on Most |
| After the end of his football career in the early | | | | Haunted, but has said that he would like to return |
| 1980s, Derek moved back to his native Liverpool | | | | as a guest medium in the future. |
| and began to pursue mediumship full-time. Initially, | | | | Derek is renowned for his dramatic and theatrical |
| Derek didn’t charge for his readings and he | | | | style of mediumship, which has been parodied a |
| soon attracted a substantial local following. | | | | number of times on comedy shows. The most |
| However, he soon began charging the small sum | | | | famous example of this is in Marc |
| of £1 after running into some financial difficulties. | | | | Wooton’s comedy series High Spirits with |
| Derek’s reputation continued to grow and | | | | Shirley Ghostman, although impressionist John |
| he became a very popular medium in Merseyside. | | | | Culshaw has also featured a similar parody on his |
| He built on this success by writing his first book, | | | | show Dead Ringers. |
| The Psychic World of Derek Acorah, alongside his | | | | Now happily married to second wife Gwen, Derek |
| then manager John G. Sutton. After the publication | | | | lives near Southport with his two dogs, Jack and |
| of this, John decided to take Derek to the USA | | | | Penny, and two cats, Mindy and Toby. |