She was born on 10 February 1976 in Marylebone at St Mary's Hospital, London. She is the youngest of four children. As a teenager she worked in different part-time jobs such as a casino, Sainsbury's and McDonald’s. Once a modelling scout came to here at Oxford Street. She started working with a Select Model Management. She worked with teen magazine "Shout", and became a fashion intern for "Cosmopolitan". She was first asked to audition for a film during this period.