I want to have a family and I'd like to live in a lovely big house, with a massive driveway and gates and loads of kids.

I'd already put on a bit of weight before I got pregnant.

I love performing on stage the most. It's getting that instant reaction from a live audience. There are no boundaries, you can take your character as far as you want to, you can be the craziest person ever.

Everyone thinks that just because you have a Scouse accent, then you must be 'on the rob'.

I got a mortgage at 17! I didn't even know you could get a mortgage at 17.

If the press see you looking normal they can suddenly be 'oh, she's got a spot on her face, she's having a bad day'. That can be quite cruel.

Dad worked in a warehouse when I was little and I didn't see him for three years as he was doing all the overtime God gave him to buy me new ballet shoes, or a new tutu.