I was mainly raised by a working mum who didn't have much time or inclination for making food. So I had three or four basic meals: fish fingers and a tomato; a packet scotch egg and a tomato; pasta with a tin of tomatoes; and extra mild plastic-y cheddar chopped into cubes with bits of cucumber.

We all get old, but I always say the skinny, pretty girls will be screwed.

You feel a sense of elation seeing yourself on a billboard.

My favourite authors are Milan Kundera and Jeanette Winterson.

Real talent shines through regardless of how many others there are around you.

I'm not a pop act, churning stuff out really quickly. I find the music that arises from that style of working is distracted, not particularly profound.

I am inspired by show girls and Vegas. I was a cabaret performer, so that's where all that influence comes from.