Sherrie was born and raised in Basingstoke, Hampshire, where she lives with her husband and young son. She is a Parish Councillor for Oakley & Deane and an administrator for the Basingstoke Business and Enterprise Forum. A former investment analyst, she published her first book, The Forex Foundations, in 2025.
Sherrie is a fully trained Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) and a Trustee of the Charles Butler Foundation. She works with the Maggie Oliver Foundation, the NSPCC and the Royal British Legion, and leads her church's ecology work. She campaigns for the protection of children and justice for survivors of sexual abuse.