[5] When she was thirteen she left mainstream education to attend a specialist boarding school, Parkwood Hall in Swanley, Kent, for six years.

She could not read or write and her father worried that she would be exploited, but she was encouraged by Heart n Soul and an album named Loud and Proud was released in 2009.

A pyrotechnic display took place as the entire cast flooded the stadium to form the three agitos of the Paralympic logo.

[8] In 2020 writer Saba Salman put together a book with contributions from leading people with learning disabilities.

"Made Possible: Stories of success by people with disabilities – in their own words" included contributions from the artist, Laura Broughton,[9] the actor Sarah Gordy and Emeh.