In her early teens she had a crush on Phillip Schofield, which awakened her interest in entering the world of media.
She met her husband in 2002 on a Sunday morning at Leeds Castle (where he was the special events manager) whilst presenting an outside broadcast.
She worked at BBC local radio stations in Lancashire, Northampton (joining in 2000 when living in Sevenoaks) and Sussex.
From 8 April 2007, she presented a two-hour gardening phone-in programme on Sunday mornings from 10 am, which finished on 20 December 2009, when Catherine Carr took over.
Sue does appear on air as a stand in presenter and continues to work at BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.