Beloved British TV host Kate Humble, known for her work on wildlife programmes such as Springwatch, Animal Park, Living With Nomads, Wild In Africa, Volcano Live and various other nature and walking shows, has become a familiar face on our screens. Recently, she has ventured into property show presenting with Channel 5’s Country Life for Half the Price with Kate Humble, where she assists others in their quest for a simpler, rural life.
Away from the limelight, the 56 year old enjoys a peaceful existence in rural Wales, having left London behind for a slower pace of life. She shares her farm home with her husband and a variety of animals.
But what more do we know about her off-screen life?
Who is Kate Humble married to?
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Kate Humble is married to Ludo Graham, whom she wed in 1992. Ludo is a seasoned producer and director, with credits spanning a range of programmes including Escape To The Farm With Kate Humble, TV drama Castle, and The Weekend Workshop, reports .
He’s also lent his voice to several documentaries, narrating The Unseen Eric Morecambe, The Choir: Boys Don’t Sing, and Gareth Malone Goes to Glyndebourne.
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The Animal Park presenter leads a serene life in the village of Trellech, Monmouthshire, where she resides with her husband, TV producer Ludo Graham.
The couple, who previously resided in the urban hive of Chiswick, West London, have made a drastic lifestyle change by relocating to a quaint old stone farmhouse in Wales’ idyllic Wye Valley after Ludo received a job offer in Cardiff in 2007. With no direct family connections to Wales, Kate shared with Great British Life her unexplained yet intense “longing” to live there.
She confessed, “…for some inexplicable reason, I really, really wanted to live in Wales.”
Now, they manage a 117-acre working farm known as Humble by Nature, complete with three dogs, Teg, Badger and Bella, two pigs, Duffy and Delilah, two cats, and more. Visitors to their farm in Monmouthshire, which is settled snugly in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, can stay in a cosy two-bedroom cottage or a studio flat.
Wye Valley is enriched with Bronze Age history like Trellech and is home to Harold’s Stones and bordered by extensive woodlands.
Kate Humble’s cheeky hobby
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The former Countryfile presenter is a self-confessed lover of naked sunbathing and is a naturist. She once stripped off for a cold swim with artist Natasha Brook for BBC2 series Off The Beaten Track.
Celebrity naturist Kate Humble opens up about her love for nudism and her indifference towards motherhood. The wildlife presenter candidly told the Mirror: “I do like taking my clothes off and feeling at one with nature,” revealing that she often feels compelled to connect with the great outdoors in a very natural state.
“Sometimes I get completely overwhelmed by the beauty of the environment around me and it just seems the most natural way to experience it.
“I said the same thing on Rob Brydon’s show, The Guess List – that if you’re in a very beautiful place there is something very celebratory about having a little nudey dance.
“The Naturist Society loves me now! It’s hilarious. In fact, I’ve had some very lovely messages from naturists.
“But I didn’t mean to give the impression I spend all my time dancing round naked, especially not in bl**dy tick season.”
Why Kate Humble never had children
Kate Humble pictured at ‘Humble by Nature’, a working organic farm run by the broadcaster in Penalt, Monmouth (Image: No credit)
Despite building a successful career, Kate has faced scrutiny for her apparent disinterest in motherhood. Humble reacted to public criticism on ITV’s Lorraine and bluntly said: “I don’t want them, I’ve never wanted them”.
She has frequently discussed her teenage realization that she lacked what she terms as the “lacked the maternal gene”.
Detailing to Woman’s Weekly, the ex-Springwatch star elaborated on her decision, sharing: “I’d probably have been a terrible parent, but I guess I’m doing my bit for kids in my way.”
She further reflected: “Not everyone is set up to be a parent or wants to be a parent, but it doesn’t mean that you can’t and don’t want to have a fundamental effect on children.
“I don’t think it’s anybody’s business but I think it’s just easier if I just come out and say, ‘I don’t want them, I’ve never wanted them’. I know it sounds dreadful but that’s just how I feel.
“But it was amazing, the reaction, [there were] so many women via social media and in the papers saying ‘thanks for voicing what we feel’, because so many people don’t want kids.”