Kate lives in London. Her mother and father were born in London, too. However, her grandmother is from Russia.
Kate says: ‘I spent a lot of time with her when I was a child. It was great. She spoke with me in English, but with a Russian accent. It's interesting, because my mother doesn't want to speak Russian. She always says it's better to learn English, because it's more useful. Maybe that's true in London, but I love Russian! I love listening to the accent and I learnt a lot of Russian words from my grandmother. I use them all the time. My friends all think it's cool. So, I always say I am half English, half Russian.’
Kate wants to study Russian at university, and she thinks it will be very easy.