I like Marilyn Monroe; she was super glam, weren't she?

I knew I could sing. That one thing I did believe in was that I could sing, but then constantly getting rejected, it started to get me down. But my voice was always there and my dream and my ambition was always there when I went through bad times.

If you are going to survive in business, show business or any business, then you have to be bold.

I like to write poetry.

My advice is, if you are going to go on 'X Factor,' you have to know who you are as an artist.

I am lucky in that I love what I do, but it can still be hard to be away from the kids for long lengths of time. At the end of the day, all I want is to be with my kids, but it's worth it to create a future for my family.

My family are too grounded, and I will go home to visit. I always need my dose of Liverpool to keep me grounded.