I was such a geek in school..

If my mum thinks I'm acting like a diva she'll soon tell me off... She'll cut me down to size!.

People perceive opera and classical as elitist - I disagree. I've always tried to mix the two, make it more accessible..

I have such happy memories of performing in a choir and I don't think I'd have got where I am today without all that experience. So my advice to youn….

My idol was Marilyn Monroe, who was a size 16, I think, and curvy in all the right places. I will never be stick thin. I remember a shoot where I had….

Children should be able to live a life free from bullying and harassment and it is time that we all took a stand against this..

I did once shatter a chandelier. I was singing with my college choir in Wales. I was the soloist and I hit the high note and there was this massive b….

I would absolutely, definitely never sell my wedding pictures to a magazine. I'd like it to be a special day, not a photo shoot. And once you've done….

In Heaven, I believe my dad is somewhere doing something nice. I feel I've been too lucky to travel this far without somebody guiding me..

When I dance, I forget everything else and just feel completely happy..

At the weekend, one of the paparazzi left their lunch box filled with half-eaten pasta salad on my doorstep: it was like a little warning, you know? ….

I do not understand where the idea came from that opera is only for privileged people, I am as happy singing before 70,000 people at the Millennium S….

I'd love to play Carmen - it's the perfect mezzo role..

For stage wear and gowns, Julien McDonald, who is a friend of mine. I love that he can be totally over the top for stage wear!.

I'm over the moon to be involved in the 'Doctor Who' Christmas special. I can't quite believe it as it's a part of the family tradition at the Jenkin….

I'm a Cancerian, the typical crab with the tough outer shell and the soft bit in the middle. I don't think I'll ever come to terms with people being ….

I have heard of bloggers who don't accept awards. I accept them with open arms...why not? When we spread the love and gratitude around, we have more ….

From as young as I can remember, I always wanted to be a singer... My mum taught me 'Going Down the Garden to Eat Worms' for a competition when I was….

You learn your lessons from the mistakes you make, not the things you achieve..

I want to have kids. I want to get married. That is still very important to me..

Everything in my career is my decision - every picture, every outfit. You get one chance at this, and I never saw myself as being a puppet..