My parents explained: "You can either have a big Christmas and birthday present or we'll go abroad." We'd say: "Let's go abroad!" We had a lovely chi….

I think Amy is a really difficult example. With any artist, none of us understands what it's like having the world's media scrutinising everything yo….

While waiting for my visa, I got a job in the music industry, which was so exciting, it changed my life and stopped me moving..

If you get up every morning and smile, it's a good place to be..

I applied for three jobs in record companies and was offered all of them. I took the most glamorous-sounding job in the promotions department and it ….

My first part-time job gave me the smell of earning money when I worked in a village chemist aged 14. I loved helping the pharmacist with prescriptio….

People think I get this free wardrobe but, sadly, that's not the case. I sometimes sell my unwanted clothes and shoes at car-boots so I can buy more ….

When I bought my first house in London with my husband-to-be, our surveyor said: "Nicki, you're paying top dollar, but it's not an investment," and I….

Thirty-nine was the best year of my life earnings-wise. I paid off my mortgage and felt a massive sense of achievement..

I've always paid off my mortgage as much as I could..