Nell Gifford
Nell Gifford grew up in Oxfordshire, spent her gap year in America and participated in her first circus there. She went to university at Oxford, doing more stints in circuses along the way. After graduating, she built a 1930s-style circus from scratch in 2000 with her husband Toti. They turned a dilapidated wagon into their home, launched Giffords Circus, and it is now about to celebrate its 20th anniversary.