Previously an actress who had appeared in the likes of Casualty, Doctors and Footballers' Wives, she won the Funny Women new act competition in 2007. She was also placed third in the 2008 Hackney Empire new act competition, and was a finalistin the 2008 Laughing Horse new act competition.
Try-out night with Ben Van Der Velde, Tom Williams, Bola Ajani, Adam Smith, Julian Deane, Andi Osho, Don Biswas, Scott Denyer, Pete Marsh, Dylan Bray, John Kearns, Eal Lions, James Coombes