I was born in Jersey, in the Channel Islands. Jersey is nearly 19,000 kilometres away, and only has a population now of 100,000. As I grew up, my mum was a nurse and midwife working permanent nights so that she could see me before and after school. My dad was a shop manager. We didn't have much money, but I always had a roof over my head, and I never knew what it was to go hungry. 