Ellie Irving

Ellie was born in Bristol, but raised in a hamlet on the outskirts of Southend-on-Sea, by a family of avid readers. So avid, in fact, her mum enrolled her in the local library before she'd even emerged from the womb, which was awkward for all concerned. As a child, Ellie had an unhealthy obsession with 'Murder, She Wrote' and when she was seven, convinced her parents to buy her a Petite Super International typewriter for Christmas, so she could be just like Jessica Fletcher. She has yet to solve any crimes.

After studying a 4 year Broadcasting Degree at the University of Leeds, Ellie realised there were too few home makeover shows in the world, and worked on a number of DIY and Garden programmes for UK Style. Ellie returned to studying and graduated from an MA in Screenwriting course at the London College of Communication in 2008. She lives in North London.