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“Turning the thermostat down is something that I do pretty reluctantly. I like to be able to walk around in whatever I fancy at home.”
“Like my mum, I sometimes buy things I shouldn't and fill my house with rubbish.”
“Not all my shoes are designer. In terms of clothes, everything is on the same level for me. If I like it, it doesn't matter if it cost £200 or £2. I'm attracted to things rather than labels.”
“The fact that my mother was on television every week while I was young was occasionally awkward, and often frustrating.”
“My parents separated when I was four. It wasn't the smoothest of divorces, but then as my mother always says, you can't have a passionate marriage without a passionate divorce.”
“It's funny how intimate it feels to get a text.”
“I really love being in London at weekends - there's always so much to do.”
“I do find it a bit disconcerting when your name becomes a brand.”
“My rule for the corporate stuff is the same as with my music - I do whatever means I can sleep at night and whatever means I can be dignified.”
“I'm big in Russia, but no one's quite sure why.”
“I'm too frightened of confrontation, so I will always tip - even if the service has been really shoddy.”
“There's so many singers, you watch them and a lot of it is waving around. You don't get this feeling that they're really thinking about what they're saying.”
“Some people are really good at packaging themselves, but that's not really me.”
“Someone had my number and they started text-stalking me. I've never replied to them. It was tempting to write back, but I resisted.”
“I don't think that old-fashioned idea of record companies exists any more.”
“I'm happy that I have a look, but I don't over-analyse whether or not it's beautiful or ugly.”
“Having a successful first album is one thing, but a successful third is another.”
“My parents are good role models because they've worked hard and gave me a happy childhood.”
“I didn't feel so great when I was a teenager, but who does?”
“You learn that, when your children are all right, everything is right in the world.”