No one had much faith in me because I was so young. They imagined a little brat with a flash-in-the-pan single. It was inevitable... Thankfully, I proved people wrong.

No one had much faith in me because I was so young. They imagined a little brat with a flash-in-the-pan single. It was inevitable... Thankfully, I proved people wrong.

There are lots of great movies coming out of the U.S. but it's not something I've ever really been interested in. They're great films but I much prefer the smaller independent films, which are more thought provoking and experimental.

I was freakishly ambitious. I didn't want to be a child. I wanted my own flat, to work and be a grown up.

There's not enough money in the world to get me singing 'Because We Want To' again. I wouldn't do it. I think Beyonce Knowles got a couple of million for a private show but I would be happy to turn it down.

I am thinking about those things now. More so than all my friends - they're a lot older than me, but they're not even thinking about babies.

I'm reading more than ever. I used to find it tedious, but now it's like my little friend - it takes my mind off things.