Kate grew up in Chelmsford, Essex. She attended Brentwood School for her GCSEs and County High School for Girls at a-level. She completed her BSc Hons Degree in Multimedia Systems from Anglia Ruskin University in 2001. She has worked in the financial industry for the last 10 years and has begun exploring the work of Special Effect Makeup. After working as a Zombie extra, she was introduced to a makeup team and has since worked on everything from music videos to surprise 40th birthday parties. She describes her makeup as a hobby, rather than a job and continues to work full time in the financial services industry.