Early Life
Born in Torquay, Devon, to Royal Navy officer David Hart Dyke and Diana Margaret Luce, Hart grew up in Petersfield, Hampshire. She was educated at Downe House, Berkshire, an independent girls' boarding school, where she was a contemporary and friend of the sports presenter Clare Balding, who was head girl. She graduated with a 2:1 degree in political science from the University of the West of England in Bristol, followed by training at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. She always wanted to be a comedian. In 2002, she did a solo show in Edinburgh and in 2004 she pitched a comedy show to the BBC. At her read-through for BBC executives, Jennifer Saunders was there.
While appearing on Frank Skinner's Opinionated in 2010, she stated that she was from an aristocratic background, but hated saying that and did not consider herself upper class. Hart added that her family tree can be traced back to the 12th century and that her aunt and uncle live in a castle (Lullingstone Castle) which they cannot afford to run.
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