Dad is my best mate and I can tell Mum absolutely anything. I really appreciate Mum and Dad. Why are we so close? Young parents, I think. The rock bu….

Careers don't seem to be built up in the same way as they were in the 80s..

You can spend your life competing in a world that talks too loud / You can lose your own direction getting lost among the crowd / Confusion - is it a….

My whole career was launched in such sort of poptastic style with 'Kids In America', and I liked - and like - being poptastic. Songs big on melody, h….

I still tune in to the radio and listen to pop music and enjoy it as much as I ever have..

Sex does not exist for me at all. I haven't had a boyfriend for a long time. There were only three or four in my life up until now anyway..

I want to conquer the world and it seems like my own family is putting a stop to that..

Snap your fingers and somebody runs / You don't care how they feel just as long as they come / Got your head in the stars now you've come this far / ….

Performing, I can take it or leave it. Horticulture is far more challenging. I'm absolutely fascinated by it..

And while we destroy / Our children will grow / Not missing the things they'll never know / A crime against them / Against you and me / A crime again….

I signed up for the musical Tommy in the West End, where I met my husband..

My father has taught me all the tricks of the boys at an early age, which has made me very careful..

When I was 15, I was naive, looked like a grey mouse and felt second choice..

My life is so full of surprises, nothing surprises me any more..

I don't take myself seriously any more. Sometimes I just garden in my knickers and platform shoes..

I don't mind being laughed at: that's something I really don't mind, and I think that's kept me sane. My ability to laugh at myself and allow others ….

Real talent will get through whatever the obstacles..

The record company really pissed me off when they told me to lose weight. I couldn't be bothered with looking a certain way. So I left the business. ….

You need a bit more to be a pop star than just a good voice..

You're full of insecurities in your 20s - most of the time your heart's being broken, you're having a difficult time finding out who the hell you are….

Being blonde now doesn't mean Marilyn Monroe vulnerability. Blonde in the Eighties means being in control..