I don't weigh myself - it's all about how I feel in my clothes.

I embraced being a pop artist, but I like doing it on my own terms, at my own pace.

I went through my first big breakup, with a boyfriend who I had been with for more than two years. He had been one of my dancers, and it was my first love and his.

I was brought up in a household of chaos and I never felt stable at home. At a really young age, I decided I was never going to feel helpless, I was never going to feel weak around a man, and I was never going to rely on anyone. Independence was a big, big thing for me.

Independence was a big, big thing for me. I saw my voice as a way out - when my parents fought, I'd run up to my room, put on The Sound of Music, open the window and sing out. My voice was my escape.

Toward the end of my pregnancy, I felt really big - I gained about 40 pounds, which is a lot for my size.

I'm not being like, 'Hey, everybody, I'm pregnant!' I'm not that girl.