KATE Humble is a familiar face to TV viewers across the nation.
The BBC presenter of nature shows such as Springwatch has become a popular and welcome visitor to living rooms throughout Britain, but, for her appearance at Fowey Festival of Words and Music she allowed the audience a much more personal insight into her life.
Kate's latest book, Humble By Nature, moves away from the all-encompassing pages of nature that have previously sat upon bookshelves adorned by Ms Humble's name, to a far more personal tale of leaving London for Wales and saving a nearby farm from being lost forever.
"This is actually my first narrative book, my first real book, so this is all my fault," said Kate.
"It is a very personal account.
"I grew up in the countryside, that was my roots. I ended up in London through work and then before you realise it 20 years have passed.
"Being in the city never really made me happy and I thought, 'my goodness Kate, what are you doing?'"
Kate, and husband Ludo, took on a Welsh smallholding in 2007. In Humble By Nature, the reader is taken upon the personal journey and challenge they faced in saving a small part of British farming heritage against all odds.
Kate spent her time at the festival discussing her new book with BBC Radio Cornwall's Tim Hubbard, and a captivated audience.
And she thoroughly enjoyed her time in the picturesque town before heading off to Exeter to continue her book tour.
"The festival setting is absolutely lovely," added Kate, "I've obviously heard of the event in its previous form as the du Maurier Festival and it was nice to be a part in this very grown-up celebration of the importance of the heritage in the area. I had no idea though how beautiful Fowey really is and the show went really well. The audience were just lovely."
