I was looking for something to make me happy, and once I realised what I actually had, then I found success..

I'm not afraid of a rant, am I? I've got to that point where I've just become a woman; I think I've just grown..

I like to write poetry..

I love hats and winter is the perfect time for them. I love winter time fashion..

My family are too grounded, and I will go home to visit. I always need my dose of Liverpool to keep me grounded..

I'm a better writer than I am a singer, and I express myself easily through writing..

I am lucky in that I love what I do, but it can still be hard to be away from the kids for long lengths of time. At the end of the day, all I want is….

Growing up, we didn't have anything. My mum wasn't well, so I was in three care homes then foster homes before me and my little brother went back to ….

If you are not happy with the song, don't sing it. Simple as that - no-one forces you to do it..

My advice is, if you are going to go on 'X Factor,' you have to know who you are as an artist..

I don't really read books. Wish I did..

I knew I could sing. That one thing I did believe in was that I could sing, but then constantly getting rejected, it started to get me down. But my v….

I like listening to old soul music. I like Sam Cooke. When I was growing up, the first things I was listening to was Whitney Houston and Cher. They w….

I absolutely love Nicole Scherzinger. She's worked really hard to get to where she is and really knows her stuff..

I like Marilyn Monroe; she was super glam, weren't she?.

If you haven't got love, you've got nothing..

People think that because of my nature and the tone of my voice that I'm stupid, and that's hard..

You meet someone, you care for them, and you fall in love; it's what it is..

If you are going to survive in business, show business or any business, then you have to be bold..

Constantly having to think about money is not nice. People used to say, 'Being rich doesn't make you happy'. And I'd think, 'I've got no electricity,….

I'd definitely like more kids when I'm older. And I think I'm like every woman in that I'd like to get married one day..