[1] She fell in love at a young age with the son of a local vicar and this led to her interest in the Church of England.

[4] Bottley was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2008 by George Cassidy and as a priest in 2009.

[4][5] She served her curacy at St Andrew's Church, Skegby in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham between 2008 and 2011.

[3] Channel 4 approached her to appear on Gogglebox following her involvement in a viral video recorded at a wedding in 2013, where she officiated and danced to Kool & the Gang's "Celebration".

Botley co-presented alongside Ashley John-Baptiste an 8-episode series for BBC Two Stories of Us,[9] visiting people across the UK who lead spiritually and emotionally fulfilled lives.

Bottley has appeared on Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats quiz show as a panellist[3] and on BBC1's Impossible celebrity version.

[12] Kate won the 2021 edition of The Weakest Link Christmas Special, ultimately winning £9000 for her chosen charity Baby Basics UK, a grassroots organisation dedicated to providing essentials for parents in poverty.