[6] A recurring back injury that kept her off the pitch for several months in 2018 and resulted in a specialist advising her to retire from contact sports.

In 2019, Reed won her 50th cap playing in the Super Series in the USA and received the award from her mother.

While competing in the Rosslyn Park National Schools 7s, she was selected for the England pathway development track.

In 2021, Reed became an active member of the #icare social media campaign started by Bristol Bears teammate Stef Evans after Twitter users expressed derision and posted abusive tweets about the news that the 2021 Women's World Cup had been rescheduled.

[15] She attended Colston's School and went on to attain a degree in Exercise and Sports Science from the University of Exeter.