A biography for Nicola Robertshasn’t been written yet.
“Having red hair was never an issue, I'm so happy I have red hair.”
“We have so many talented writers. Companies need to understand that smaller writers also need to be supported.”
“I had to learn to have confidence.”
“I struggled all the time to find makeup that was light enough.”
“I got to a really dark place when it came to wanting to be tanned, really disliking my natural skin tone. I was listening to the wrong people and all sorts of people were passing judgement on my appearance.”
“No matter how much control you have or how much confidence, it's always in someone else's hands, all the time. That's the scariest thing about this industry. It's so political.”
“I'm one of four so I'm very family orientated. Me, my sister and my two little brothers are like the four musketeers; it's us against everyone else. We're like a little pack.”
“I feel like I had quite a bad time from about 2003 to 2007.”
“In an arena, with Girls Aloud, it's a big production and you don't have time to talk to the crowd about the songs.”
“I hated London; I was so lonely.”
“We were put together by the public, they voted for us to be in the band. So we were very much the public's band.”
“Kanye West would be my dream collaboration.”
“In a way Girls Aloud were the first wave of modern celebrity. When we started out there were no camera phones clicking away.”
“I think sometimes certain behaviour of men is seen as normal or usual - but it's never normal or usual to the victim, ever. It's horrific.”
“We made mistakes publicly.”
“I have very sensitive skin and every time I have a facial it makes it worse, so I tend to avoid them.”
“You've got to be your own best friend.”
“For years I hated being pale.”
“It's brilliant to me, I absolutely love having red hair. I love being ginger and I love my specific colouring.”
“A Chanel bag will retain its value if you want to sell it to a vintage shop. I've got Chanel bags from the 1980s and they have that fashion heritage aspect.”