Background
Born to a father who was a carpenter, Harrison grew up in rural Gloucestershire close to Cirencester, where the family grew their own fruit and vegetables and kept chickens. Whilst studying geography at King"s College London, she was in a relationship with Nathan Hutchings, son of actor Geoffrey Hutchings. Through his father, Hutchings had contacts in Zimbabwe from the shooting of the Clint Eastwood film White Hunter Black Heart, which allowed the couple to visit the country, where Harrison gained her interest in wildlife.
Education
She was educated at Sir William Romney"s School, Tetbury.
Career
She graduated with Bachelor in Ecology and Geography from King"s College, London in 2000. Whilst exploring a career as a country singer, Harrison undertook a series of temporary jobs to support her life, ending up as a secretary at Channel 5. After this, she became a freelance television presenter, presenting across the British Broadcasting Corporation, Independent Television, Channel 4, Channel 5 and the Discovery Channel.
Harrison currently provides filmed reports or is a presenter on various television shows, including: Countryfile, Country Tracks, The Great British Winter and The One Show for the British Broadcasting Corporation. And Daily Planet for the Discovery Channel.
In December 2014, Harrison took over as president of the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust from Sir Henry Elwes.
Since 2015, she has co-presented Secret Britain on British Broadcasting Corporation One. In 2015, she presented Dinosaur Britain, a two-part documentary for Independent Television. In 2016, she presented Britain"s Sharks and Britain"s Wales, also for Independent Television.
