Fiona Phillips - Phillips was born in Kent and Canterbury hospital in 1961. Her grandparents ran the Duke's Head pub in Church Street St. Paul's. Phillips attended Kingsmead primary school. The family later moved to Southampton where Phillips completed her schooling at Millbrook Community School. After leaving school, Phillips worked for a short time at Mr Kipling's Bakery in Eastleigh, near Southampton. Fiona graduated from the University of Birmingham with a BA (Hons) in English; she also undertook a PGC in journalism.