Be who you want to be - be free in your own skin, be liberated and feel beautiful, and do what you want to do without judgement

There are female artists I can look at that I find more in common with than the male artists, because they're blending the pop, dance and theatricality... but currently there aren't a lot of guys who go there.

There's no regrets for me.

Yeah, I think speculation keeps things really interesting.

I think the difficult thing is the transition between TV competition series and going into the actual music industry. There still seems to be a slight disconnect there.

I wanted the focus to be on my ability as a singer and as an entertainer - not on my private life.

The way I look at it is everybody should have the right to get married, if they so choose