Emma Porter graduated from Edinburgh Napier University with a Bachelor of Nursing degree in Child Health. Emma is the daughter of William and Linda Porter and a former pupil of Roy Bridge Primary and Lochaber High School.

Emma Pryce, a former pupil of Lochaber High School, graduated as a veterinary nurse from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons through Glasgow University and Telford College. She is now head nurse at Campbell and Galloway's Veterinary Practice in Glasgow.