wˈɛst jˈɔːɹkʃɚ tʊ ˈɪndiən pˈɛɹənts, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð hɜː tˈuː bɹˈʌðɚz ænd sˈɪstɚ, ʃiː wˈɜːkt ˌɔn mˈɪdləndz tədˈeɪ, tʃˈɪldɹən ɪn nˈiːd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ænd ðə bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː nˈuːzz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tədˈeɪ.
West Yorkshire to Indian parents, along with her two brothers and sister, she worked on Midlands Today, Children in Need (1999–2000) and the BBC News's 2000 Today.