Ellie Harrison has announced she’s stepping down from Countryfile, making her the latest in a string of presenters aged 40 and up to scale back their workload with the broadcaster – or leave entirely.
The presenter, 45, who is a mother-of-three, announced that she will focus on spending time with her children, but intriguingly added that her plans include ‘growing her family business’.
Ellie’s husband is Dr Matt Goodman, founder of the health app MapMyHealth, while she herself manages a five acre cider apple orchard, although it’s unclear which enterprise she’s set to focus on.
She follows in the footsteps of Helen Skelton, 40, who stepped back from her 5 Live presenting job in August, citing the ‘juggle’ involved in being a single working mother.
It came just weeks after Helen, who still works for Countryfile, was reportedly reprimanded by BBC bosses for tagging products she wore to present Morning Live – which is against the broadcaster’s guidelines, although it wasn’t a…