A biography for Stacey Dooleyhasn’t been written yet.
“My father had his demons; our relationship was difficult and fractured. But I don't ever think, 'Poor me,' I just feel blessed that I had my mother. She was such a great mum.”
“I try to be semi-healthy, but I've got into a really bad routine of never food shopping. My fridge is always bare!”
“I love making documentaries. But I do like other factual entertainment as well, and I like doing the lighter stuff.”
“I believe, ultimately, there are more goodies than baddies in the world, and you have to remind yourself of that.”
“You have to be brave and ask the questions on the tip of your tongue.”
“It's daunting; it's daunting doing something that you are not brilliant at in front of millions of people. But you can't sit back and say no to opportunity. You have to throw yourself in.”
“I'd been to Mosul and back and forth to Iraq and Latin America, and it was all quite harrowing... and I felt like I wanted a month or two of total escapism.”
“'Strictly' has taught me that activity outside work is good for my mental health.”
“In Cambodia, education is really a luxury, and many kids are thrown into work as early as possible. This means they can help support their parents, as often the parents don't even earn a living wage.”
“Sometimes, it's healthy to take a step back.”
“Generally, I'm quite chilled about my looks, but I'm gutted if my skin's bad.”
“It's daunting doing something you haven't done before - you feel silly; you feel like a bit of an idiot.”
“One night I will never ever forget is when I was in the thick of a protest. There were nearly one million people outside Parliament. I've never seen anything like it in my life.”
“2018 has been such a fantastic year for me: working on some hard-hitting documentaries, as well as 'Strictly,' has been a real treat.”
“I try to be more mindful and less greedy.”
“Making a documentary about my hometown was always going to be the most difficult topic I had ever covered! No question.”
“I work hard. That's probably one of my only strengths.”
“I love Orla Guerin - she's my queen... when I watch her on the news, I just can't believe how brave she is.”
“Life is life, and you've got to be mindful of that.”
“There have been scenes and sequences I've done that I watch back now and cringe and think I dealt with that in completely the wrong way. Sometimes I'm too emotional - too invested, in that sense - but you learn, and then you don't do it again.”