Mathers was born in London, UK in 1966.[1] Her parents named her after the Muddy Waters' 1957 version of the song "Got My Mojo Working".[2] She herself has three children.[3] In her personal life, she "strive[s] to reduce [her] personal impact on the environment by being vegetarian, supporting GE free, non-toxic, organic, fair trade and local, [and] using public transport".[2]