[3] Steel studied acting at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts and worked part-time as a barmaid.

[4] When Steel was cast in Love Island, she took a break from drama school, but completed her training as an actress at St Mary's University in August 2019.

[7][8] In 2013, Steel made her television debut in two episodes of the CBBC sitcom All at Sea, portraying the role of Amanda Bryce.

[11] She finished in eighth place alongside Sam Bird, after being eliminated on Day 47.

[14] From December 2019 to February 2020, she appeared on the MTV series Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love.