I always wanted a life as a performer and trained at the Italia Conti Theatre School along side contemporaries such as Leslie Ash, Tracy Ullman and Lena Zavaroni.
I also worked as a Play Boy bunny girl until they discovered I was too young at only 17!
I also enjoyed success in beauty competitions (I was Miss Bromley) before a brief spell as page three model.
I then began studying beauty treatments and worked in a casino to pay my way.