Katie Agnew was born in Edinburgh in 1972 and spent her childhood in Lasswade. She studied English at Aberdeen University and followed by journalism at City University in London.

Her first job was as a features writer on 19 magazine. Since then, she has written articles, celebrity interviews and columns for many newspapers and magazines including the Evening Standard, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and the Daily Mail.

Katie lives in Bath with her young family.

Author photo © Adam Scourfield