Nadine Dorries grew up in a working-class family in Liverpool. She spent part of her childhood living on a farm with her grandmother and attended school in a small village in the remote west of Ireland. She trained as a nurse, then followed with a successful career in which she established and then sold her own business. She was MP for Mid Bedfordshire between 2005-2023 and served as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, 2021-2022. She has three daughters and lives in Gloucestershire.