‘London was really fun for a bit, but then I realised I wasn’t in my right habitat,’ she says.

That is a really cool job and I was good at it. A demographic? Following the death of her dad, father-in-law, and two family friends all in the short space of time, Kate went in search of an easier way of life. We make a good team. It’s a look at taking life back to a more old-school approach, and finding the joys in the smallest of things: growing vegetables from seed, picking dahlias from your own garden (‘an appreciation for dahlias is a fantastically middle-aged thing that hits you, a bit like menopause’), repairing things rather than throwing them out and jumping straight on to Amazon for a new version, forging community and, my personal favourite, an ode to the pure ecstasy of a perfectly proportioned piece of buttery toast and Marmite. I smell of pig s***!

He ignored me for the whole party and years later, when I had a go at him for it, he said, “I was 24 and you were 16 and I wasn’t entirely sure whether we were related or not, so it could have been very inappropriate in every way.” We met again when I was 18 and he did deign to speak to me, but then I went to Africa for two years.

She is staying at my cabin in France and had seen a kingfisher for the first time in her life! Stay up to date with all the news from Kate’s farm, including the latest courses, events, animal arrivals & special offers.We won’t share your details and you can unsubscribe at any time. I don’t want to live like that.’, It took Kate a little while to convince Ludo that the move was the right one. Find out when Escape to the Farm with Kate Humble is on TV, including Series 1-Episode 1. KATE HUMBLE tells Francesca Babb what makes her happy – and what makes her really lose it, My husband thinks it’s hilarious that I’m described as wholesome,’ TV presenter Kate Humble tells me with glee, down the phone from her farm in Wales’s Wye Valley. If you have a TV, press, or book enquiry or wish to contact Kate about a speaking opportunity, please email one of the team at United Agents: To get in touch about Humble Beauty, please email: To find out more about Humble by Nature, Kate’s working farm, the courses available or to enquire about staying on the farm, visit www.humblebynature.com or email the farm info@humblebynature.com. In A Year of Living Simply, Kate Humble explores the route to happiness and asks whether our lives have become overly crowded. I was there for 20 years and for probably the last ten, I had this increasing consciousness of discomfort. And in a mug – a big one. This traumatised stray had endured unimaginable torture:... Books, stationery, gifts and much more | WHSmith. ‘People got creative during lockdown in a way that, in real life, they don’t have time for,’ she says. ‘I’m basically bloody nosy,’ she laughs. There is a recipe for banana bread, included, she swears, before we became a nation obsessed; advice on making the most of your outdoor space; thoughts on stepping away from our phones and social media obsessions (‘I couldn’t be less interested in what people are having for breakfast or what they’re wearing’). It’s hard having a dog – that’s responsibility enough!’, Kate has found her perfect habitat in rural Wales, There she is: Kate Humble, all or nothing, with a refreshing lack of time for grey areas in her world.

And so, effectively, I don’t need to be a journalist or on the telly, as long as I have some sort of outlet for my being nosy. If people think that choice is weird, well I’m sorry, I think that’s their problem and not mine. He works in telly and he’ll be able to help.” He wasn’t able to help but he was very good at kissing.’, The couple live on their farm with three dogs, 20 hens, one cockerel, eight ducks, four pigs, a flock of sheep and ‘by the sounds of it, lots of squirrels in the roof’. Her relationship with London sounds as though it had always been a little lukewarm: she grew up in the Berkshire countryside, surrounded by horses and nature, and only moved to the city because she felt it would give her a better chance of succeeding as a television producer. It also allowed Kate to successfully continue in television, her new country life giving her all the opportunities London had offered and more. With our Fall season starting on Thursday, September 10th, KHSD will be holding mini open houses at our studios. I break things – including my own hand once smashing a wall – but then it’s done. It was a longing to move away from the drama of everyday modern life that partly led Kate to her new book, A Year of Living Simply. The title was a phrase that popped into her head while out on one of her regular 10k runs with her three dogs, Teg, Badger and Bella. There she is: Kate Humble, all or nothing, with a refreshing lack of time for grey areas in her world. I don’t ever want to be in a crowd, but people on a small scale, one to one, I find fascinating. But eventually she relented and has been presenting a variety of different shows ever since, although you still get the impression that the job needs her more than she needs it. Book number: 9781783253425. for Terms and conditions go to whsmith.co.uk/terms. ‘It’s not that he didn’t want to move to the country,’ she says. With locations in Mayville and Larimore North Dakota, we offer instruction in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, and hip hop for students from age 3 to adult! Kate wrote it before any of us were aware of the upcoming crisis, but it captures the current moment perfectly. I’d like to be able to teleport myself from one place to another like Harry Potter. She threw herself into it, gathering animals and vegetable patches as she went, making friends of all ages from the local area on her daily dog walks.

She describes it as ‘fate’ that she ended up in front of the camera in the first place, a job she never particularly wanted, instead favouring the anonymity of work behind the scenes. Online Event. I’m now of the age where quite handsome slightly younger men will come up and say my dad really fancies you, so maybe I’m a sex symbol for people who are 80 or above and who can’t really see any more. Order a copy for £14 until 6 September at, by entering the code YOUliving at the checkout. The countryside gave her the peace she craved.

Kate had a wake-up call for how we should all act in this world and her newest book – out in a couple of days – gives sage advice to all. Kate Humble has gone right back to nature by stripping naked to enjoy - or endure - a freezing cold lake dip. Prince Harry reveals how he uses meditation to cope with online negativity, Breast Cancer Awareness Month: a roundup of beauty products with donations. My mum said, “Why don’t you phone that nice Ludo guy? There’s certainly something to be said for her style of simple life, and while not all of it might be achievable for every one of us, there are so many small joys she lives by that really are within reach. Why not grow vegetables and flowers in your garden instead of driving to the shop to buy them wrapped in plastic. Quitting London and its noise for a farm in the remote Welsh countryside, quitting her regular presenting gig on Springwatch in 2011 after six years because she’d got ‘too comfortable’ –­ she’s either in or she’s out. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. This may sound ludicrous but it harks back again to simply finding joy in simplicities. It was her boss on The Holiday Programme who changed her career path at the end of the 90s, asking her to do a screen test for a presenting role on her second day on the job as a researcher for the show. Your house is on fire – what do you grab? Marvel at their beauty! Coupled with worrying about the state of our planet and its fragility, Kate decided it was time to go old-school, live differently, more simple. Kate says, “an appreciation for dahlias is a fantastically middle-aged thing that hits you, a bit like menopause.”. I cried yesterday. My friend Emma. Broadcaster Kate Humble’s discusses her latest book, a frank exploration of a stripped-back approach to life. Welcome to the Kate Humble School of Dance! Sometimes we remember they’re the things that properly sustain us in really difficult times.’. I hope that this pandemic has reminded us that, actually, one of the most powerful, potent and enriching things in life is kindness.’, Kate’s joy of little things and big mugs…. I came back, aged 20, with this ridiculous idea that I wanted to work in telly. I love finding out what makes people tick. People have been on the pill since the 60s,’ she says, with a small flash of wall-punching fury. MORE: Andrea McLean’s brave new book tells us why it’s good to fail.

She said no initially, horrified at the thought of subjecting herself to the scrutiny of celebrity. ‘That’s hilarious. This book was my response to that. We would probably be in a debtors’ prison right now if life were entirely up to me and my spur of the moment, slightly ludicrous decisions.’. So ideally it should be from a loaf that needs slicing by hand.”. Shop. ‘It’s 2020! Published: 19:02 EDT, 22 August 2020 | Updated: 19:02 EDT, 22 August 2020, ‘It’s finding joy in small things: the ecstasy of perfectly proportioned buttery toast and Marmite’, She’s the poster girl for good, clean country living, but don’t be fooled by the laid-back image. Sweary, unabashed, passionate, she’s all or nothing about everything she does. Well, you could call it that – the deranged and desperate, possibly. It’s cathartic. Thai curry made with vegetables from the garden. I really hope we take that away, these things that you can’t buy on the internet and cost almost nothing. ‘I was a fish out of water; a hippo at Heathrow.

It turns out that there was nothing ludicrous about the decision to move to Wales. We are no longer accepting comments on this article.

Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, , will be published by Octopus on 17 September, price £20. The book is not a polemic, it’s about reprioritising and embracing the little things that do make a difference.’.