The people that live in my hometown do not walk along the street with smiles on their faces. It is a desperate place, but I got out.

Writing down goals makes you think of what is achievable. It really makes you reflect on what you are today.

My childhood gave me resilience - and there's little that can surprise me in life.

You cannot leave the house to take the garbage out without full-on makeup and your hair done. You have to fight for your man out there.

I know what it's like not to have food in the fridge or money to buy more.

But when my grandmother saw me plucking [my eyebrows] she said: 'Don't. You will regret it. One day you will wake up with no eyebrows and think how stupid you were. Your eyebrows are the most beautiful thing about you.'

When you become a mother, you think less about yourself and care more about the world.