It may be a small place, but Ayshah Tull is proof that talent comes out of Perivale.

When I spoke to Ayshah last Thursday (January 9), she had just finished interviewing a spaceman, which she said was bizarre but ‘just another day’.

Ayshah Tull lived in Perivale with her parents and 28-year-old brother Rob from birth until last October (2013) when she moved to Manchester for her new job as a BBC Newsround reporter.

She said she absolutely loves Perivale, returns on a monthly basis, feels at home whenever she is there and still enjoys trips to the Questors theatre, Ealing, with her mum.

The 27-year-old remembers her mum taking her and her brother to Perivale library when they were children, the community centre where she used to do ballet and for walks up Horsenden Hill to take in the views.

Ayshah said: “This Christmas was lovely because I spent about two and a half weeks in Perivale, mostly on the sofa watching Breaking Bad.

“It’s brilliant being home and with the family. I don’t think my parents will ever leave that house.

“They are very much involved in the community. We know everyone on the street, it’s really friendly and it’s nice to have that solid base.”

Ayshah started her education at Perivale Primary, before moving onto Ellen Wilkinson school.

She said she enjoys still seeing some of her former teachers around the borough and likes stopping to have a chat.

After school, the presenter went on to do sociology, psychology, English and geography at Richmond College before completing a degree in geography at King's College London.

Education did not stop there for Ayshah as she followed her undergraduate qualification with a postgraduate course in broadcast journalism at City University, giving her the grounding and contacts she needed to go forward in the industry.

Ayshah said: “From the age of 15 I wanted to be a journalist. We went on a day trip to The Guardian offices when I was at Ellen Wilkinson and it was one of the best days of my life. From that moment on I knew I wanted to be a journalist.”

The young reporter started out at the BBC as a production trainee for about 18 months, getting involved in The One Show and Radio 4.

She then went on to work at Sky as a guest producer for six months, before receiving a random phone call from a BBC talent manager who asked Ayshah if she wanted to work on screen after noticing her website and Twitter pages.

The 27-year-old said: “I did not think anything of it but then she got in touch and asked me to do a screen test. It was amazing, I did not feel scared or nervous.

“When I found out I’d got the job I jumped up and down. I had said to myself if I got the job I would do the Gangnam style dance wherever I was and luckily I was in my kitchen. My dad was there and he was proud.”

She added: “It’s my absolute dream job - I still think I need to pinch myself.”

One of the most high profile projects for Ayshah so far was coming to London to report on the death of Nelson Mandela.

She said she was touched by how youngsters in schools she visited felt about him and how much he had inspired them, and said this was the highlight of her whole career so far.

Ayshah’s day-to-day life on Newsround is different and unpredictable. She does not know what she will be doing from one day to the next but it always includes bulletins and reports.

She enjoys giving children the news they want to hear in a clear way that no other programme is doing, but thinks Newsround is good for adults as well since ultimately, it aims to explain news in a way that is understandable for all.

The Perivale born and bred reporter said: “It’s important that I’m able to give people what’s going on in the world and I’ll stay in the job for as long as they will have me.”