I married him because he told me it was the only way he could protect me. If we were just manager and client, my family could do whatever they wanted to get me back, but if I was his wife, they couldn't.

I think life is a learning lesson within itself. I think you should take the best out of everything that you see and that you encounter and make the best of it.

When you do the first season, you're putting your life out there and you're kind of hesitant about it, and then by the time you get around to the second season, you don't care. It's like, "This is who I am - like it, accept it, or don't." There are so many misconceptions that now they can see who I am.

Don't close the book when bad things happen in your life! Just turn the page and start a new chapter!

That's a very, very touchy subject, domestic violence. I think women don't realize is it's something that's very prevalent. It goes on, on a daily basis.

No one thought I would be successful. Everyone thought I would fail. You have no idea how much courage it took for me to do this.

Michael and I talk at least every two weeks. He understands why I've done the things I have.