I got to show off in front of my husband, who married me as I was stepping out of the business, so he had no idea that I could strut my stuff on the stage.

When I was 15, I was naive, looked like a grey mouse and felt second choice.

Careers don't seem to be built up in the same way as they were in the 80s.

I signed up for the musical Tommy in the West End, where I met my husband.

I'd got married and wanted to have kids, so had kids, brought them up, did other things, and slowly got back into music. And it feels great, having one foot in the present, writing and covering interesting songs, and having one foot in the past.

You need a bit more to be a pop star than just a good voice.

My father has taught me all the tricks of the boys at an early age, which has made me very careful.