“A word of advice is, when you judge someone, it doesn’t define the person that you’re judging. It defines you.”
“I feel like the bad times have fired me up: you have to turn negativity into positivity.”
“I grind and I graft, but I will make sure that I get that time off here and there to unwind and relax and have a life.”
“You have to break yourself down to rebuild yourself stronger.”
“Don’t get me wrong: if I’m having fun, I’m going to have fun. But I need a lot of quiet time.”
“I’m an intense singer, so I look like I need the toilet every time I hit a high-note.”
“I know people say that all the time, but for me, it’s true: Manchester really is my second home.”
“Life is a rollercoaster, and the lower you are, the higher you’ll go.”
“To clarify, I haven’t had surgery. Surgery is ‘going under the knife,’ breaking bones, adding stuff in. I simply just had cosmetic enhancement: it’s just a little bit of filler which I put a little bit in my cheeks and in my lips.”
“Yes, I’ve had my lips done, and I’m happy with my lips.”
“I’m not going to pretend that I’m something I’m not just because society says celebrities should be these perfect people that have to act a certain way.”
“I want to become so successful that if I wanna fart on a track, I can, and it will sell.”
“Honestly, you could go as far as to say I have a boring edge.”
“Mel B is Queen Bee. I love her.”
“I think the celebrities today, not all of them , but just the whole industry frustrates me because it is so fake. People pretend to be, a lot of the time, what they’re not.”
“I regret losing my innocence so early.”
“I can’t even handle a spider in my bathtub. I’m scared of the dark, and I’ve got ultimate, epic bug phobia.”
“If you don’t like the look of my face, don’t look at me! I’m the one who has to live with it.”
“I’m always going to be a hood chick. I like street clothes.”
“I do what I do because I love it. I’d never really been into the celebrity side of it, so if I’ve got nothing to talk about, I’d just rather not be seen at all.”
“I couldn’t be an artist who was told what to do, what to be, what to sing.”
“I want to go back into acting again.”
“I do love my rock music.”
“I’ve started meditation. I even train in Kung Fu. I’m into my juicing, my healthy eating – my whole lifestyle has taken a massive turn.”
“It was amazing to remake and rewrite a song like ‘Sweet Like Chocolate.’ It feels like a good way to come back.”
“I can relate when people are going through a tough time.”
“All of the fillers I had in the past have now dissolved – apart from my lip fillers. I left them in, and they are something I have to maintain.”
“I’m a big fan of lip fillers and collagen waves.”
“I feel so detached from what I am on the outside. The person I am on the inside is very separate.”
“I think hard times either bring out the best in you or the worst, and I think I’ve luckily managed to bring out all the positives in myself.”
“Everyone is a product of their own environment, and that, I think, has actually been the key lesson for me.”
“I don’t really have a strategy other than to just be myself.”
“When you think about the ‘X Factor,’ you’re always going to think about Cheryl because she was a massive part of it. Huge.”
“We were always complete opposite characters – that’s what made N-Dubz – and we publically said that, and we said it in our songs.”
“I’m not really into the celebrity lifestyle.”
“I’m one of those people that do what I do because I love it.”
“As everyone knows, I am a bit of a party animal – Ibiza, baby!”
“I’d like to settle and have a family and get married when I’m, like, 30.”
“I definitely would like to run my own businesses by the time I’m 27, maybe, and then come away from the spotlight.”
“I’ve made my stamp on the earth. My name will go down in history, and if I never want to work again, I don’t have to.”
“I’m supposed to be everywhere all the time!”
“I think it’s important for every artist to have that ballad that stands the test of time.”
“I want to release music that I like and feel comfortable with.”
“It’s great to bring urban music to the commercial scene.”
“I only hang about with people I don’t feel awkward around. I don’t let many people into my circle.”
“Pictures of me where my face was swelling, I had water retention – where you have filler, your face draws up a load of water. So my face began to swell like a balloon.”
“It really bugs me when people say I’ve had a nose job.”
“I am a religious person.”
“I like having my lips done. It’s my personal thing; it makes me happy. I’m honest about it; I could lie. At least I’m telling the truth!”
“I don’t really like being vulnerable.”
“When I was really, really young, I was in love with Michael Jackson.”
“What’s horrible is when someone believes they are a star, and they have no vocal ability whatsoever.”
“If I could have the tabloids stop writing as much about me, and still get paid the same amount that I do, then I’d be quite happy. But I suppose it comes with the other things. If I’m not in the public eye, and then I’m not wanted, and I’m not getting endorsements, I’m not being talked about, my records aren’t going to be bought.”
“I didn’t get as far as I have from sitting back and being dopey. I know what it takes to get a job, and I’m going to pitch myself.”
“There was a reason they called me ‘the female boss’ in N-Dubz – I did all the talking.”
“I’ve always suffered from depression.”
“I’ve never been super close to family. I’ve never relied on anyone.”
“The Greek side of my family are actually all really fair.”
“I openly admit it: I am a diva with my food.”
“I’m proud of me, and I am who I am.”
“I know that I’m Marmite, and I wouldn’t want to be anything less or anything more. I’m just myself.”
“There have been moments in the past where I haven’t made it easy for myself.”
“In the past, I may have felt quite trapped – rebelled a little bit and been quite defensive and not known how to relax.”
“You either fall, or you fight – and I chose to fight.”
“I’m a musician, I always was a musician, and now I’ve got a song on the radio, so I’m definitely a musician.”
“I had little breakdowns and depression that would last for three days. I also started suffering from panic attacks. I used to get them when I was really young, but they came back. I’d be out having a drink, and then I wouldn’t be able to breathe, would freak out, and I’d feel like my heart was going to stop.”
“I’m one of those controversial celebs or whatever you want to call it, but I am actually a musician – people forget this.”
“Whether it comes to media pressure or anything, I’ve become a bit laid back and actually not bothered.”
“The more money you make, the less you have to pay for things.”
“I think any knock-back is a positive because it just helps you progress and move forward.”
“I’ve gained a lot in my life, so when I get to the position where I can give back, I will.”
“The minute I get home, I’m in tracksuits.”
“I’m ruthless and truthful.”
“The Government should be taking notice of the youth of today so much more. They’re trying to keep the rich, rich and the poor, poor. If I sat down with David Cameron in a room, I would ask him how he feels about it and what the hell he’s doing about it.”
“I had an allergic reaction to lip fillers. And I looked like ‘Finding Nemo.’”
“I guess that feeling of wanting to settle down and have children will follow when you find the right one.”
“There’s a big difference to when you stand up and sing someone else’s song, but when you’ve actually written the song, you feel like you were a part of it, and you’re a lot more proud of it.”
“If I was to base my opinion on Twitter, I’d be like, ‘Oh my God, I must be the most hated woman in Britain.’ But I go around the street, and despite all the abusive messages, not one person comes up to me and says anything other than nice things and ask for a picture.”
“For me, the whole fame and industry facade is a load of rubbish.”
“Having my novels published is a dream come true.”
“There are different levels of depression – when I got low, I got really, really low.”
“I’m a musician. I’ve done TV, but I’ve never really been a reality TV star, and it’s not the route I’m looking to go down, and when I do TV, I want it to be connected to music.”
“People’s minds can change very quickly.”
“Perhaps I’m just over-sensitive.”
“I guess guys are intimidated. I’ve never had a guy come up to me and be like, ‘Hi, you alright? Can I buy you a drink?’”
“I’ve always wanted to do a tune with The Prodigy because I’m such a massive fan.”
“I just see myself in work mode. I’m like a robot: go in, work, go home. Autopilot.”
“You can see from the curves that I’m not working out – it’s just jelly!”
“I swear on my mum’s life, I’ve never done a day’s exercise.”
“People in the U.K. are passionate about the ‘X Factor’ – it’s their show, so you have to care. It’s brought out a more emotional side to me. It’s actually made me softer.”
“Everyone assumes I’ve become this nice person overnight since joining the ‘X Factor,’ and before that, I was an aggressive, violent chav that just goes around attacking people and swearing every five minutes. It’s just brought to the fore certain qualities that were always there.”
“There’s something about being in Manchester: everyone is so chilled out, people here accept me for me, no one here judges me, and everyone is treated the same. I love that.”
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