Trivia

She was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1999 Queen's New Years Honors List for her services to sport.

She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honors List for her services to Athletics.

Her husband Steve Finan is the former manager of All Saints and the son of comedian Tom O'Connor.

Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. (July 2008)

She was awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2023 King's New Years Honours List for her services to Sport. She is the President of the Commonwealth Games England in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England.