Early Years
Bradbury's English Derbyshire-born, steel-industry father, Cambridge graduate Michael Bradbury, and Greek mother were in the Republic of Ireland when Bradbury was born. The family returned to Britain, where she attended primary school in Edith Weston, Rutland, followed by King Edward VII School in Sheffield, where her father worked for British Steel and her mother ran a fashion business. Bradbury attended acting classes, and took part as a child in the Crucible Theatre's stage production of Peter Pan, starring Joanne Whalley and Paula Wilcox.
Bradbury left school at 16 after O-levels and worked in advertising in various capacities, including a stint with the family business.
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