bˈoʊθ hɜː pˈɛɹənts wɜː bˈɔːɹn ɪn skˈɑːtlənd, ænd ɹˈɑːbɚtsən dᵻskɹˈaɪbd hɜːsˈɛlf æz skˈɑːɾɪʃ ɪn ɐ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn ˈɪntɚvjˌuː wɪððə skˈɑːtsmən.
Both her parents were born in Scotland, and Robertson described herself as Scottish in a 2010 interview with The Scotsman.