Meet the KidStart team
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Meet The Team

Meet The Team

cem
  • Name? Cem
  • Favourite subject at school? Maths
  • Favourite childhood holiday destination? Family farm in Turkey.
  • Childhood irrational fear? Aubergines
  • What did you want to be when you grew up? A muppet. I’ve made it.
  • Favourite offer on KidStart? John Lewis
  • Earliest childhood memory Picking runner beans from neighbour’s garden.
Julian
  • Name? Julian
  • Favourite subject at school? Maths
  • Favourite childhood holiday destination? Cornwall – it never seemed to rain.
  • Childhood irrational fear? Picking mushrooms (there always seem to be maggots underneath).
  • What did you want to be when you grew up? A cricketer for England (not being able to bat or bowl was a bit of a hindrance).
  • Favourite offer on KidStart? BA - I love Heathrow Terminal 5 and flying.
  • Earliest childhood memory Watching fireworks on bonfire night through the window at home.
Julieta
  • Name? Julieta
  • Favourite subject at school? Spanish Literature
  • Favourite childhood holiday destination? The Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina.
  • Childhood irrational fear? Bugs, except ladybirds.
  • What did you want to be when you grew up? A singer and a writer.
  • Favourite offer on KidStart? Harrods - I can get up to 3% back!
  • Earliest childhood memory Being on holiday, camping with my parents and getting lost following an ant. My parents went crazy. It was very typical of me.
Karen
  • Name? Karen
  • Favourite subject at school? Drama
  • Favourite childhood holiday destination? Camping in Spain.
  • Childhood irrational fear? Caterpillars.
  • What did you want to be when you grew up? A ballet dancer.
  • Favourite offer on KidStart? up to 5% back at Sainsbury's.
  • Earliest childhood memory My dad and I opening the front door and seeing my mum holding my newborn baby brother.
Emma
  • Name? Emma
  • Favourite subject at school? Art
  • Favourite childhood holiday destination? Mauritius.
  • Childhood irrational fear? Being eaten by a monster.
  • What did you want to be when you grew up? A Chef.
  • Favourite offer on KidStart? 1% for my kids on Argos
  • Earliest childhood memory Hiding under my bed when my parents had a dinner party as I had secretly stuck my finger in the cheesecake and had been told I would be eaten by one of their friends (as a joke)... I was terrified!
Harry
  • Name? Harry
  • Favourite subject at school? History
  • Favourite childhood holiday destination? Grandparents cottage in Herefordshire.
  • Childhood irrational fear? Spiders.
  • What did you want to be when you grew up? Fireman.
  • Favourite offer on KidStart? up to 4% back at H&M
  • Earliest childhood memory Losing my new hat on the common.
Aleksandra
  • Name? Aleksandra
  • Favourite subject at school? English and IT
  • Favourite childhood holiday destination? Our family house in the countryside.
  • Childhood irrational fear? If I try to kill a bug but it escapes, I worry it’ll come back with several of its friends and attempt revenge.
  • What did you want to be when you grew up? I just wanted to be an adult... I guess the joke's on me.
  • Favourite offer on KidStart? Ebay - you can buy anything.
  • Earliest childhood memory Watching the Tom & Jerry Show for hours, it was hilarious.
Jade
  • Name? Jade
  • Favourite subject at school? English
  • Favourite childhood holiday destination? London to visit my aunty, uncle and cousins.
  • Childhood irrational fear? Clowns – still not keen on them now.
  • What did you want to be when you grew up? A vet
  • Favourite offer on KidStart? 1% back at Octopus Energy
  • Earliest childhood memory Baking cakes with my grandma and brother and eating the cake mixture out of the bowl.