Beloved Countryfile presenter Ellie Harrison has quit the long-running BBC series after an impressive 13-year stint at the helm.
In her final column for Countryfile magazine, Ellie shared her heartfelt reasons for her departure, assuring fans that this was not a decision taken lightly. Having co-presented the show since 2009, she left viewers with a promise: “I’ll see you again someday.”
In her parting words, Ellie wrote: “After 13 years, my final column is a fond farewell to Countryfile – I’ll miss the people, places, and stories. Thirteen-and-a-half years after I arrived four hours early for my first Countryfile shoot, which culminated in me commuting up Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) to deliver Matt Baker a sandwich of freshly harvested mushrooms, it has come time for me to bid you farewell.”
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She continued, “It has been a decision I’ve drawn out, such is the bond with the programme, and boy will I miss the geography field trips. But like all endings, I’ll take all the lessons from these days forward with me on my journey.” Ellie went on to reflect on environmental issues and emphasized that “our countryside is a gift,” providing insight into her reasons for stepping away from the show.
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“There are many things I’ll miss,” Ellie penned. “I’ve come to realize that I don’t need to navigate to a whole new ocean or even a new sea, but to chart a new course somewhere in these waters, raising my three wonderful children, growing our family business, and following my own creative calling to produce art of my own making.” She concluded her farewell column by quoting Invictus: “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul,” and assured fans, “I’ll see you again someday.”
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Ellie Harrison initially joined the Countryfile team in 2009, following her TV debut on Channel 5, where she hosted the children’s show, Milkshake! In addition to her work on Countryfile, Ellie has been a host for various other BBC shows, including Secret Britain in 2015 and the two-part documentary Dinosaur Britain for ITV in the same year.
Countryfile’s current roster of presenters includes John Craven, Adam Henson, Matt Baker, Tom Heap, Paul Martin, Helen Skelton, Charlotte Smith, Steve Brown, Sean Fletcher, and Anita Rani. The iconic BBC series first graced the screens in July 1988, and its accompanying magazine debuted in 2007.
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