A biography for Nicola Robertshasn’t been written yet.
“I want cancer rates to fall.”
“I feel that all girls like clothes and I'm more of a creative person. If it's writing the album or developing the makeup range, it's just about being creative. That for me is where I am happiest.”
“I think everyone just likes what they like. And fashion is something that I have found a lot of 'like' in.”
“I always felt that people found women more attractive if they were tanned and there are some parts where I'm so pale, I'm blue and see-through.”
“I think so many women out there start with a lot of insecurities about their skin tone and whatever it is about their hair or whatever is they feel a little bit uncomfortable with.”
“I won't eat frozen food and I like to know where my food has come from. I don't like anything going in my body that's from a packet. I used to eat microwave ready meals, because we were so busy, but now I like to eat clean.”
“People feel they can say nasty things and have anonymity behind the net - as they did with all the nasty comments about me - without fear of recrimination.”
“I truly love my hair but my skin colour was something I couldn't get my head around.”
“I don't model myself on just one person because I don't think that's healthy.”
“Little Mix are hilarious.”
“As I got older, I realised fake tan was rather messy and I wanted to look cleaner, classier and more demure.”
“I like everything to be natural... believable.”
“It was weird. I joined this band because my life was all about singing. Then Girls Aloud became successful, and suddenly it wasn't just about being able to sing any more. It turned into a beauty contest.”
“I have some people in my life who are stunning on the outside but maybe not as beautiful on the inside and I have people in my life who are such lovely people so I see them as being really beautiful.”
“Most days I am very low key. Jumpers and jeans are my staples.”
“Clothes have helped me a lot, they helped fix my identity crisis.”
“I think if you're happy and you're a nice person and you have a nice personality that always shines through.”
“Emma Stone and Jessica Chastain are both very classic beauties.”
“I paint my own nails and only get my hair cut when it really needs it.”
“My celebrity hair icon is Lana Del Rey, and beauty wise I like Jennifer Lawrence and I love Kerry Washington in 'Scandal' - her make-up is flawless on that show. She is one of my TV icons.”