Born in South London, Rose has lived within Stockwell and Brixton's Spanish community for her entire life. She speaks Spanish and Engish to equal degrees, and retains strong links with her Spanish roots. Rose's husband, Artif, is from Egypt, and speaks Arabic as his first language. After unsuccessfully trying for a child for many years, Artif took Rose back to Egypt for fertility treatment, where it's a third of the price of comparable treatments in London. They now have a three-year old son, Zacary, who lives within a multicultural community and is already tri-lingual - a truly international South Londoner.