She is described as “Britain’s best-loved celebrity psychic” and her clients have included Princess Diana, Katie Price and George Michael.

But as far as Sally Morgan is concerned, she’s just an ordinary wife, mother and grandmother who just happens to have an extraordinary gift. Fresh from her new TV series, Sally Morgan is returning to Bradford next week by popular demand.

After starting out giving psychic readings in her front room several decades ago, Sally saw her client list balloon, eventually leading to ITV series Sally Morgan Star Psychic, which made her a household name.

In 2008, she released her autobiography, My Psychic Life, and further TV shows followed.

She is currently filming the third series of Psychic Sally: On The Road, due to be shown on Sky Living this summer. Her new book, Life After Death, was published last month.

Born in Fulham, Sally, 59, says she first realised she had psychic abilities as a child. “As far as I’m concerned it’s something that’s always been with me, but it seemed to be random when I was a child,” she says.

“Of course, I now realise that when you’re young you’re not very articulate and you can’t always understand what is happening to you. But when you have it from such an early age, it’s normal to you. It doesn’t faze you, it’s just who you are.”

Does she remember her first psychic experience? “The first ‘experience’ I remember clearly was when I was four,” recalls Sally. “I was at nursery and I asked my teacher why my grandad couldn’t be with me.

“My teacher told me that no-one was allowed their grandad in class with them, then I pointed at a girl and asked why she was allowed.

“I could see as clear as day an old man dressed in a full-length coat stood next to this girl. The teacher asked me where this man was, so I went right up to him and pointed. The man smiled at me then just disappeared. No-one else in the room saw him.”

For anyone not familiar with the world of mediums, or even for those who have seen psychics like Sally in action, the concept of contacting spirits can be a baffling one. She describes it as “like a thought process”.

“I trust the thoughts that are coming into my head and then pass them on in sentence form. Luckily, people can understand what I’m talking about,” she says.

“Being a medium is about trusting the information I get from the spirit world. Spirits are resting. It’s another dimension, an energy form.”

Sally decided to use her gift as a career after giving readings to friends while she was a teenager.

“Eventually, through word-of-mouth my client base grew,” she says. “I worked as a dental nurse, but eventually started to work full-time giving readings in my front room.

“My daughter started to take my bookings and before long I had a diary jam-packed full of appointments. I converted my garage into an office and gave readings from there.

“I loved the feeling of being able to help others. Although my work can at times be extremely heartbreaking, the fact that I could talk to people in the spirit world amazed me. I knew I’d been given this gift for a reason and felt I needed to use it in a positive way.”

Some mediums describe having the ‘gift’ as a curse, but Sally has never seen it this way. “From an outsider’s point of view, it can seem scary or hard to deal with, but if it’s something you have always known it’s none of these things. It’s just a way of life,” she says.

“Yes, my work can be distressing and I still jump in fright when I see a ghost as much as the next person, but I feel honoured to have the privilege to comfort people, help them when they are grieving and deliver messages from their loved ones on the other side.”

When she’s not touring, Sally is working on her TV show, writing and giving readings. Most enjoyable of all, she says, is meeting people.

“I feel privileged that people come and see me at theatres, buy my books and watch my TV shows,” she says.

“I never thought that at the age of 59 I’d be doing any of this. As long as my mind and body allows, I will continue doing my work and sharing my gift.”

* Sally Morgan is at St George’s Hall on Saturday, May 14. For tickets, ring (01274) 432000.