Rebecca Ferguson

“I do think that when you get older, you kind of learn not to judge because you realise that no one's perfect, and we're all fighting our own private demons.”

“I came from nothing. We didn't have money, so I started work at 14 because I really needed the money.”

“After 'X Factor,' I got loads of gigs. Then I went on holiday just after the tour and bought my Rolex in Tenerife. I needed to go through that phase - splurge and see that it's worthless - to get it out of my system.”

“I think, even in society, people get so caught up in how they look. I think I let that go, and I've learnt to not care.”

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

“I can do an OK manicure, but I need to stick to singing.”

“I can't watch my first audition because it makes me too upset. I just think it is really sad. I look at myself and don't recognize myself. I do think fame and fortune changes people.”

“I believe things are meant to be. It's the only way I can explain it because I had auditioned before to get on 'The X Factor' and 'Britain's Got Talent,' and I didn't get through - it was literally, 'No!'”

“I took lessons since I was little; I used to pay for my own singing lessons and take myself. Just take the bus when I was a kid and go. But I'd been writing music for years, since the smallest age.”

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

“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.”

“For me, it's not about quick grabs and quick sales; it's about having a sound that will last and sustain.”

“A lot of negative stuff has happened to me - that's why I'm tough - but I don't want people to be like, 'Oh, poor Becky,' because I'm not a victim.”

“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 to be with my kids, but it's worth it to create a future for my family.”

“I've been hugely inspired by the songwriting of Lauryn Hill and Tracy Chapman - on their albums, they really tell it like it is.”

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

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

“I love a good remix! Moto Blanco did a great one of 'I Hope'.”

“I'm one of these people who tries to look for the good in people, but I've learnt that, actually, no, some people fundamentally just are not nice.”

“I was naive in that I thought I could just sing and perform and do what I had always wanted to do all my life. But I wasn't ready for all the added dramas that came along. There were times I fell out of love with music and thought about walking away. I thought I was happier when I was that girl at home in my bedroom singing into my hairbrush.”