Editing Kim Wilde (section)

==Early life==
[[File:Oakfield-school.jpg|thumb|[[Oakfield Preparatory School]] in Dulwich]]
Wilde was born as Kim Smith in the [[West London]] suburb of [[Chiswick]], the eldest child of 1950s [[rock and roll]]er [[Marty Wilde]] (birth name Reginald Smith) and Joyce Baker, who had been a member of the singing and dancing group [[the Vernons Girls]]. She attended [[Oakfield Preparatory School]], in the [[South East (London sub region)|Southeast London]] area of [[Dulwich]].{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} When she was nine, the family moved to [[Hertfordshire]], where she was educated at [[Tewin]] and later [[Presdales School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hertsmemories.org.uk/content/herts-history/towns-and-villages/thundridge/memories-of-thundridge-part-4 |title=Memories of Thundridge - Joan Woolard |access-date=21 November 2018}}</ref> In 1980, at age 20, she completed a foundation course at St Albans College of Art & Design. As Kim Wilde, she was signed to [[RAK Records]] by [[Mickie Most]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wilde-life.com/magazines/intro1/index.html|title=The Official Fan Club for Kim Wilde Introductory Booklet, 1981|page=4|website=Wilde-life.com|access-date=27 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210141607/http://www.wilde-life.com/magazines/intro1/index.html|archive-date=10 February 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>