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Escape to the Country star Richie Anderson freely admits he was a fan of the show before landing a job on it recently, and he really wanted to land the gig. However, speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk shortly before recording his second episode, he revealed he had to "prove himself" before they would let him loose on the rural property show.
"It is the programme I've always wanted to do and I spoke to the BBC and they rightfully said: 'Look, this is the crown and the jewel of the daytime schedule, if you're going to be on it, you've got to know your onions'. So I had to really prove my credentials, and, thankfully, they've taken a chance on me, and it genuinely is everything I wanted it to be. I absolutely love it. I feel so lucky to be here. It's nice, and it's full circle. The programme helped me, and now I'm helping people move to the countryside," he smiles.
Explaining what he means by the show helping him, he revealed that he and his partner, Dean, found their own country home when the show inspired Richie to search for a place outside of London.
"The programme sort of helped me without even knowing it. I used to be on the Radio 2 Breakfast Show, with Zoe Ball and each morning I'd get home, I'd have my nap, and wake up just in time for Escape to the Country.
"That was my thing for six years when I was on the show. It gave me a bit of normality every day when I was so tired.
I always remember an old episode where they were in Northamptonshire, and the presenter described Northampton as like the Cotswolds without the crowds. I wasn't really feeling London. It didn't quite work for me.
"Dean, my other half, was back in Birmingham, and we always said that we either wanted to live in Tenerife or in the countryside. So I was like, we need to make the move. Let's go to the countryside," he said.
"We didn't know where to start, and I remember telling Dean about the Northampton episode. And it's easy to get into London and easy to get into Birmingham from there.
"So we kind of did escape to the country ourselves, without the cameras or without the presenters - spent a weekend here, looked around, and then we got our house.
"The programme helped me to move here and now I'm helping people move to the countryside," he laughed.