People perceive opera and classical as elitist - I disagree. I've always tried to mix the two, make it more accessible.

I sing a mixture of everything from opera, folk music, Broadway. It's a mix of things.

I've been lucky that I've performed with a lot of the classical people I've wanted to work with so I'd like to do something that people didn't see coming. Like Madonna, or being Welsh - the Tom Jones thing. Or somebody suggested N-Dubz - that would be brilliant!

Marilyn Monroe was supposedly a size 16, which is probably why I love her style; it suits me better.

People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a mistake in your life.

You learn your lessons from the mistakes you make, not the things you achieve.

I've only ever wanted to be a singer; I never wanted to be famous.