But the 33-year-old from Thorne is no stranger to the dizzy heights of jumping out of planes thousands of feet in the air after 13 years of practice and over 1,300 leaps completed.

She has jumped all over Europe and America and for her next charity challenge, called Jump for the Cause, Michelle is just one out of the 175 women taking part around the globe to attempt a world record formation skydive and raise cash for breast cancer.

Fearless Michelle said: "I will be one of just 30 British women selected for this event so it is a great honour for me and a massive achievement. I am so proud to be a part of it."

Northampton-born Michelle first began skydiving in 1995 when she joined a parachute club at the University of Central Lancashire when she studied media technology. After that first jump, she was hooked and trained to become a solo skydiver.

During her degree Michelle raised as much money as she could to keep her craving going and it soon became a way of life.

"I think it was a break from the norm, to do something that I knew nothing about and go for the challenge," she said. "My family thought I must be nuts, but supported me and realised it is not as death-defying a sport as it is perceived to be, in fact it's as safe as you make it.

"They're very proud of what I have achieved over the years and how much dedication I have given to my hobby.

"My boyfriend Keith Jones is in awe of what I do, it scares him a little but he knows I'm safe. He realises it is something I've had to work for a long time to achieve and have put an awful lot of effort into, he supports me 100 per cent...