Atherton was born and brought up in Hong Kong, and educated at boarding school in England.
[1] In 2009 Atherton created My Flash Trash,[2] a jewellery e-commerce business that sold in 2016 to manufacturing company Nefertiti Group Ltd.[3] Atherton appeared as a cast member on Channel 4 reality television show Made in Chelsea.
[4] She appeared as a Business Buddy on the BBC's show Pocket Money Pitch and was a judge for the Ryman National Enterprise Challenge.
[5] Atherton was listed as the "5th-Most Powerful Person in Digital Fashion" by British Vogue in 2011.
[7] In 2021 Atherton joined Discord, as an employee, through the acqui-hire[8] of her community marketing startup Zyper.