 Glover had started her modelling career early , when at the age of 9 , a photographer noticed her on a shopping trip with her mother , and compared her to a young version of Lorraine Chase from the British TV show Emmerdale . Glover found she enjoyed being photographed , and planned to become a professional model from the age of 12 . She began entering modelling contests at the age of 14 , and beauty pageants , to get noticed as a model . She was a regional finalist for the beauty title Miss Great Britain at the age of 17 , and traveled to London to be a national finalist at the age of 18 , while studying Holistic Therapy at St Helens College . 
