Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Ellie Costello is a reporter, journalist and broadcaster from South East England.
- Determined and focused, Ellie loves to shoot and produce her own content and has been widely recognised by several local and international news outlets. Since 2021, she has been working for GB News.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Ellie attended the Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School (BUCHS), a Catholic school located in Brentwood, Essex. She graduated in 2012. During her senior year, she was the school’s Head Girl.
- After high school, she attended the University of Southampton and graduated in 2016 with a degree in English Literature.
- She then went on to obtain a degree in Broadcast Journalism from the City, University of London.
- In November 2023, Ellie announced heartwarming news on social media that she was engaged! Alongside her announcement, Ellie posted an adorable photo with her fiancé and a close-up of her stunning engagement ring.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Costello prides herself in shooting, producing and editing her own news content.
- Her career began around 2009 after she took a Publishing Assistant job at Pep Talk for a month.
- The same year, she spent two months working for Saint FM before going on to become a freelance journalist and reporter for several news programs and companies.
- In 2016, Ellie worked as a voiceover artist for Solent University in Southampton, in addition to being an editor for the student news magazine, Wessex Scene.
- She then took a two-year-long job as a presenter at SUSUtv.
- For the following years, Ellie worked as a DJ, radio presenter, news reporter and broadcast journalist for several stations and networks such as Surge Radio, Bauer Media and BBC News.
- She currently works for GB News as a self-shooting reporter.
- In October 2021, Ellie was out of work due to whiplash, rib and back injuries she sustained during a car collision. One driver in the wrong lane hit her stationary car. She returned a month later, in November 2021.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- When she is not working, Ellie loves to volunteer and has previously worked with an Australian based Animal Welfare Program to fight against animal cruelty.
- In 2019, Ellie who used to bring her own toast from home, slammed the BBC corporation canteen on Twitter (now called X), after she was forced to pay £1 to spread butter and peanut butter on it. “#peanutbuttergate” is the hashtag she used to tweet about the incident.
- In November 2022, Ellie revealed that she was being stalked by one of her guests, Leo Jones, for close to 16 months. Costello suffered from panic attacks and feared for her safety as Jones bombarded her with creepy messages. Further, during Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, she realized Jones was just 10 feet away from her and staring at her with a “sinister” smile, causing her a panic attack. Earlier, he had even landed at the television studio where Ellie works. Jones, a former reality show contestant, was given a five-year restraining order by the court. Costello has spoken out about the experience, describing it as “really scary” and urging women to take stalking seriously.
Body Figure / Physical Info
Measurements :
- Eye Colour : Blue
- Haircut / Hair Colour : Blonde
- How tall / Ellie Costello Height : 5′3″
Personal / Home / Contact Details
- Ellie Costello Married? : No
- Children / No of Kids : —
- Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race : White
- Nationality : British