'Biggest leap I've taken' Countryfile's Ellie Harrison shares turmoil of her younger years
express.co.ukCountryfile for over a decade, but there are still aspects of herself she has scarcely shared with the public. However, in one revealing interview, she explained about her adventures and the rollercoaster emotions they inspired dating all the back to her teenage years.The 44-year-old has made a name for herself sharing local traditions of the British countryside, but what are her own, and how did it all begin?Originally, prospects had looked bleak for the youngster after she decided to drop out of an unsuitable course at Manchester University.She went back home, re-evaluated - and that was when her preferred future began to take shape.Amazingly, her college acceptance interview took place while she was thousands of miles away from the British countryside - on safari in Africa."I did different A Levels, went to Africa and forgot to make a new application, so my mum and sister had to fax through the newspaper with all the clearing pages on it," she recalled to The Metro in 2019."I did a phone interview with King's Geography department while looking out at zebra and impala."I chose geography because I hate shutting down my options and I naively thought it was a broad subject - 'the study of space over time' - but by necessity no subject at that academic level is broad."Nevertheless starting afresh, which she called the "biggest leap I've ever taken", was the right thing for Ellie to do."Once I arrived at King's College, London, it took at least two terms to settle and feel less apprehensive about being independent," she recalled, "especially as everyone around you does a good job of acting like they're having a blast."However, once she got to grips with the capital city, everything started to fall into place."What I most.
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