Background
She was born in Clatterbridge, in Wirral (then in Cheshire).
She was born in Clatterbridge, in Wirral (then in Cheshire).
She attended West Kirby Grammar School, notably with January Ravens (two years above her) who would later mercilessly imitate many Radio 4 presenters of You and Yours and Woman"s Hour on Dead Ringers.
She gained a degree in English, Drama and American Studies from the University of Manchester. She worked in local radio and television, and presented the Breakfast show on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Shropshire from 1985. Radio 4
She has presented Woman"s Hour (from 1994) and You and Yours.