bɹˈaʊn hɐz ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt ʃiː wʌz fˈɜːst ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd ɪn ɛksplˈoːɹɪŋ daɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z wɛn ʃiː lˈɪvd ɪnðə fˈɪnzbɛɹi pˈɑːɹk ˈɛɹiə ʌv lˈʌndən.
Browne has related that she was first interested in exploring diversity in the 1980s when she lived in the Finsbury Park area of London.