Stella Golds was born in Worthing in 1946.
Educated at Worthing County Secondary Modern School, Worthing.
She worked for Bentalls the Department Store in Worthing, where she hoped to be trained as a buyer.
Then became receptionist/clerk for Bowles and Stevens, the Solicitors.
Later was statistics clerk for Cimco, a carpet accessory manufacturer at Lancing, West Sussex.

She married in 1965, and had two sons, Julian and Jeremy.
After a brief time in Rayleigh, Essex, the family moved back to Worthing, and later settled in the Hastings area.

Divorced in 1981, Stella started a building and property development company, buying large Victorian properties, renovating and restoring them, and converting them into flats. She was a Member of the Federation of Master Builders. She then had furniture shops (antique and modern), and a property letting and management company.

She married Mike Stickland in 1988.

Stella is a member of White Lodge, The College of Psychotherapeutics (now the Centre of New Directions) based in Tunbridge Wells.
Studied Health & Social Care at Open University.
Qualification: Cert H.S.C. (Open) - Health & Social Care.
Member of the Institute of Master Builders.
She was at one time the Chairman of the Rye and District Labour Party.

She is passionately interested in healing, complementary medicine, building and restoration, and politics.

Other interests include gardening, interior design, reading and history (especially the life of Anne Boleyn, and the Reformation).
Stella has travelled extensively.