She served in the Women's Royal Naval Service from 1953–1955 but eventually ran away because she hated it. She met up with her airforce penpal, Graham Cameron whom she later married. The couple moved to France, living in a mews house at Versailles where Cameron was stationed as part of his work for the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe. She had attended ballet school for three years during their stay in France. After some time, they relocated to Lincoln, England where Graham spent three days a week in London at drama school. They later split up, with Graham moving to London. She met a new partner and became pregnant with her son, David.