Although becoming a singer was my plan A after first hearing Whitney Houston when I was 17, I started off with plan B by going to the teacher-training college that my dad went to. It was a slow coming of age.

When you take high risks, the rewards are higher. So sometimes I'll gamble just to see what happens. If it doesn't work, I know I can't do that.

I often felt like I was walking around with this Scarlet Letter stitched to my chest from the way that people treated me.

...And i can't get you out of my mind, God knows how hard I've tried.

I've been advised not to have any more children for medical reasons, so that's it - the shop has closed, even though I would have loved a daughter.

I can imagine you touching my private parts. With just the thought of you I can't help, but touch myself.

I was a 10 million-plus selling artist.