Gayle grew up near Edinburgh, with family hailing from Fife. Some of you have met her a number of years ago, as she was an absolutely stand-out student previously. She studied veterinary medicine as a second degree abroad.

She has always had a keen interest in animals, in particular horses, and has been riding since she was 3. Over the years she’s worked on livery yards with a variety of horses of all ages, shapes and sizes, from happy hackers to competition horses and ex-racers. She also worked on a farm for a few years, alongside laboratory work.

Her hobbies out with riding include hill walking and getting out with a camper van when the Scottish weather permits, and when it doesn’t she enjoys knitting in the warm indoors.