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.