She was a member of the UK's National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) between 1995 and 2001 and grew up alongside David Oyelowo, Gavin Spokes, Michael Jibson, Sheridan Smith, Jamie Parker, Akiya Henry, Chiké Okonkwo, Paul Lowe, Victoria Yeates, Lara Pulver, Christian Coulson, Alex Hassell, Hara Yannas, and Tam Mutu.