New was born in London, UK and is the younger of three sisters. At the age of four New attended a ballet school. She later joined the National Youth Theatre. Her interest in other cultures made her visit over 20 countries and even spend 3 months in a children's home in Bolivia in 2003. After traveling around the world, she studied English and Spanish at the University of Leeds.New moved to Spain, where she further studied the language and the Meisner technique. To financially support her studies