A woman who worked with Noel Edmonds on his River Haven estate in Ngatimoti, New Zealand has revealed what he is really like when the ITV cameras aren't rolling. He left the UK behind in 2019 and bought up a £15m estate, River Haven, with 12 properties including a pub called The B*gger Inn and his own vineyard.

These locations are now set to be featured in a new ITV documentary which will feature the former Deal or No Deal presenter hard at work and making his new life on the other side of the world. Julie, who lives close to the River Haven estate, got to work with Noel on his vineyard after she volunteered to help him harvest his grapes. Their time on the vineyard was followed by cameras for the ITV series, but Julie said that Noel was just as nice when the cameras weren't running.

She told Express.co.uk: "He's just the kind of man who goes out of his way.

"He doesn't put it on just for the camera, he's just a really nice guy. While we were working on the vineyard, he was giving us water and ice pops, and he got to know everybody's name, you know, and even when you go to the Bugger Inn for a meal, he'll just come over and just have a, a chat whether you know him or not, and some Kiwis don't even know him, he's a celebrity. He doesn't shy away from hard work either, he was getting his hands dirty."

Julie addressed the backlash that Noel and his purchase of River Haven has been receiving since he moved, saying: "I disagree with what the press, locals are saying, because they just don't get it.

"I think what he is doing is great, because this is a tourist area, because it's on the way to the Abel Tasman. It's just bringing tourism into Nagimoto, which is where his vineyard is, a little rural village. He even donated $10,000 to the local school because they were in debt, he is so nice."

She admitted that the "clever" TV personality has a very dry sense of humour, which Kiwis don't get tend to understand.

She said: "I don't think because they don't get him and as an immigrant from the UK, we have the English banter so I understand it, and Kiwis don't get that sense of humour, and it can come across as a bit weird to them."

But fans can tune into Noel integrating with the locals in the first episode and he and wife Liz get to work, with some special moments including him describing his wellness routine, his golden statue outside of his pub and Noel revealing he "was an emperor in a past life".

You can also read Express.co.uk's review here.

Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure airs on ITV1 and ITVX on Friday, June 20 at 9pm.