Lockey contracted
meningococcal septicaemia as a baby in 2007, at the age of 15 months. Despite her parents being told that she was likely to die, Lockey survived following a successful operation to have both
forearms and her toes
amputated. Lockey was initially provided with simple prosthetics from the
NHS. While researching
3D printing, Lockey's mother discovered
Open Bionics, who were looking for a below-the-elbow amputee to trial new prosthetic arms. Since being chosen in 2016, Lockey has used
bionic arms developed by the company, which enable her to perform actions such as picking up small objects and playing
video games. These arms are the first of their kind to be medically approved in Britain. In 2014, Lockey's custom-made
bicycle was stolen; it was recovered four days later and two people were charged. In 2019, she received new custom arms designed by the team creating
Alita: Battle Angel. Lockey has created and shared
make-up tutorials online, She featured in the video for
Kate Nash's song
Bad Lieutenant in 2019. In 2021, Lockey competed in the sixth series of the
CBBC competition series
Got What It Takes?. On 6 July 2021, she was announced as the winner of the series. In 2023 she hosted her own show at Sunderland university radio station
Spark Sunderland and in 2024 was hosting the "Tuesday Hometime"
drive time show. == References ==