My upbringing did not create a healthy affection for confrontation. I'd love it if everyone always got along, and nothing ever got tense.

Nobody who cooks does it with full hair and makeup in front of a TV camera.

I don't need to be 19 years old or starve myself for some weight or turn men's heads down that road. And thank God I finally know that.

I was an A student and I liked creative writing.

Music is my No. 1 passion. If you made me choose between music and food, it's definitely music.

People who truly love to sing have to do it all the time.

I absolutely refused to make out with the gorgeous male model.