Bates akazvarwa musi wa 27 Nyamavhuvhu 1986 kuOxford kuna amai vaidzidzisa chiFrench uye baba chiremba, uye akakurira muHackney neTaunton, uye ane hanzvadzi yakura uye munin'ina. Vabereki vake vakarambana apo Bates aive nemakore makumi maviri. Akaverenga zvinyorwa zveChirungu kuSt John's College, Cambridge, uye akapedza kudzidza kuYunivhesiti yeCambridge muna 2007. Bates akagara muCambridge kwemakore maviri nehafu semutsvakurudzi wezvepfungwa Susan Quilliam uyo aishanda pane imwe shanduro yakagadziridzwa yeThe Joy of Sex. Mubvunzo: Bates akagara kwenguva yakareba sei muCambridge?
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