I learned to stand up for myself at school where I was never too popular.

The X Factor' is great entertainment, but it doesn't prepare people for getting chewed up and spat out by the music industry.

Like my mum, I sometimes buy things I shouldn't and fill my house with rubbish.

I must confess I knew very little about the trance scene, I'm more house and commercial dance but it was really interesting and different.

I try not to wear anything I have to fidget with - there's nothing worse than wearing something and pulling down the hem and re-adjusting the top. My pet hate is when girls wear those strapless dresses and spend the whole night yanking them up.

I'm a sucker for good black skirts and pretty little shirts and kooky tops. I have to admit that shopping satisfies my craving for immediate gratification.

You learn that, when your children are all right, everything is right in the world.