Born on the 22nd September 1979, Neriah Ama Nana Kumah formerly known as Delores was born to Janet Doughan and Stephen Kumah at Queen Marys Hospital in Roehampton, a bouncing 6lbs 5oz. From the beginning she was different and there was something very special about her. She was an extraordinary child - quiet, quirky, passionate and funny. Neriah noted that she felt like the odd one out at times, yet that didn't stop others from feeling comfortable in her presence. The middle child of two sisters she would often find herself in clothes wars with her younger sister Philippa and would later be known as the voice of reason to her older sister Janet.