I enjoy being a girl.

I stay true to my lyrics. If I go back and look at them in hindsight, the emotions I had when I wrote them have passed. It feels unjustified to change them.

I'm under no illusion that there are things about me that I'd like to change. I just accept who I am, and I'm proud of it.

I don't understand why the accent you speak in has to indicate what level of intellect you have.

I vote Labour and can't begin to acknowledge anything good that comes from a Tory.

I always carry a good lipstick with me, like MAC in Ruby Woo. It has a matt finish, the essence of that vintage glamour look.

Anything that's on television as often as someone on 'The X Factor' is what's successful. That doesn't mean that I condone that or think that it's right. To be honest, I'd be the first to say I think it's a shame. But if that's the way it is then that's the way it is.