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

It's frustrating always being compared to Britney because we are two very different artists... We both dance and sing but people have not yet had enough time to realise that there is a huge difference between us. If she wants to go and do something, I'll want to do the opposite.

I've gone through a really hard divorce, and anyone who has gone through a divorce will speak about how hard the journey is from start to finish. It's a life-uprooting time.

I have a lot of aggression in me that needs to come out in a not-very-precise or articulate way.

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.

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.

So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?