My future daughter is not going to go through what I did.

I still have my eyes on the prize: I want to be that old lady onstage shaking her hips and singing her greatest hits.

I lose myself in my performances so I wouldn't say that I ever act on stage. I don't find it to be an acting drill for me. I just find it to be something very real that comes from a very gut-driven, honest place.

I think all of us as women have this super-human quality. We create life, we give life, we are the sources of life for our children - we're all pretty bionic.

After all you've put me through, you would think I despise you, but in the end I want to thank you because you made me that much stronger.

The beautiful faces of the children I’ve met in Rwanda and in other countries are with me every day and fuel my passion to raise awareness of the global hunger issue. That’s why I’m urging everyone to join me and #PassTheRedCup for Yum! Brands’ World Hunger Relief effort. Together we can move millions of children from hunger to hope.

When I first came out there was no such thing as Twitter or Facebook. And the blogs! Like, what is that?