I felt I came back rather quickly from being ill and didn't give myself the time to reflect.

I started performing at school and drama classes when I was 7.

I always had long hair. When you lose it, you realise just how important it is to your identity.

I'm not worried any more about changing people's view of me.

I was at number one in Australia with both my album and my single. And then I was told I had cancer. I thought, 'What a strange turn of events.'

Everything was going for me, I didn't even know the meaning of the word insecurity and suddenly I am surrounded by words like operation, cancer, chemotherapy, radiation.

I'm just excited I get to sing all the time. There's nothing but open ears of people wanting to listen.