Zoe Williams was born on 3 April 1980 and raised in Lancashire until she moved to the North East of England 2001 to study medicine at Newcastle University, where she gained her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree, passing the course with merit.

During her second year of working as a full time doctor in Newcastle she landed the role of starring as "Amazon" in Sky1's prime-time TV show Gladiators

Gladiators (2008 UK TV series)

Gladiators was a British television series which aired on Sky1 from 11 May 2008 to 25 October 2009. It was filmed in Shepperton Studios and was produced by Shine Limited. It was a revival of the earlier series of the same name and based on the American version of the show. The US, UK and...

, following her initial application to be a contestant on the show. In addition to this Sky asked Zoe to take on the role of the Green Gladiator, which means that she is the face of sky’s current green campaign and an ambassador for the promotion of environmentally friendly life choices.

Williams is a keen sportswoman and has played women’s rugby at premiership level.