BBC Radio 1

Vick Hope to join Countryfile as permanent presenter

Hope, a British-Nigerian woman in her thirties, stands outdoor smiling in a coat and grey wooly hat

Her first Countryfile assignment will explore Northumberland’s Kielder Forest and the Kielder Salmon Centre, where she’ll collect juvenile freshwater pearl mussels.

She currently presents on BBC Radio 1 drivetime show Going Home with Vick, Katie and Jamie, having previously presented the Capital Breakfast show with Ronan Kemp on Capital FM.