ELLIE GOULDING:

I have an affinity for the natural world

ELLIE Goulding has an “affinity for the natural world”. The 33-year-old pop star became a UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador in 2018, and Ellie thinks her interest in environmental issues stems from her upbringing in rural Britain.

She said: “I grew up in the countryside, in the middle of nowhere, so I have an affinity for the natural world. So I’ve always been really concerned about it.

“And through the UN, I’ve managed to speak to climate scientists, experts, who were very, very worried. And I’ve learned so much and it means I can pass that knowledge on to my fans and to younger people, the people that follow me, and use my platform for something good.”

Ellie also explained how she joined forces with the UN in the first instance.

She told CNN: “I was approached by the UN a few years back because I was posting a lot of content about the environment, about how concerned I was about plastic pollution, about climate change, about the fact that my country, the UK, I didn’t think, was doing enough to counteract.”

Meanwhile, Ellie recently claimed that musicians risk becoming “invisible” if they don’t engage with social media.