I got the performance gene.

No one recognises me in the street.

I don't like wearing frilly, puffy skirts.

I'd definitely like to do some more film acting.

Everyone knows that I'm not very nice when I'm hungry.

I'm rubbish at maths but I would like to have been a pilot.

I'd like to be remembered a little bit for my performances.

When I was younger I used to dance to lots of ballet videos.

I feel like when you've got a good outfit on it makes your day, right?

I would love to be a fashion designer but that's easier said than done.

It's very British of me, but I'll always choose beer over anything else.

It's not a normal every day thing to see yourself with fur, but I loved it.

I've always just done ballet, and I feel like I'm sort of living the dream.

Finding ways to unwind and switch off is just as important as working very hard.

I believe that when we die, we die - but I believe people's energy stays behind.

The force for change I represent is of course from being a mixed-race ballerina.

Telling the story from start to finish, that adrenaline fuels me and keeps me going.

I love fashion. It's actually - after ballet - my favourite thing since I was little.

My friends and family would not let me get big-headed - they make sure I stay grounded.

I've always been distracted by shopping and when I'm not dancing, I'm probably shopping.

I sew my own shoes - I don't trust anyone else to sew the ribbons exactly how I like them.

I just want always to move people at every performance. If someone cries, that's brilliant.

I recycle and try to reuse bags in shops but, like most people, I don't do as well as I could.

You can't live your life with regrets about not doing something. It's so much better to just go for it.

It's just very surreal for someone who doesn't sing in public to suddenly be singing with Jennifer Hudson.

I've had to learn not be freaked out by big roles... and to take it all one step at a time, quite literally.

I always critique myself but I'm realistic - I know I can do better but I'm never that hard on myself, either.

When I was a wee baby, if I heard any music, I would just get up in my buggy or my pram and start bobbing around.

When I was younger, in my living room, I used to put 'Cats' the stage musical video on and I used to copy Victoria.

Manon' still feels like it didn't really happen, because it is such a mammoth ballet and I can't believe I did that.

I was a waitress at a local pub. I was really bad with money and it taught me the value of it as I was on minimum wage.

I didn't expect to be so tired sometimes on stage. There are moments when you're so tired you could pretty much collapse.

When I'm performing I just want to tell the audience something. I want every person watching to walk away feeling something.

Since the E.U. referendum I've been keen to know more and be a bit more active. It highlighted how important politics is to our lives.

At aged eleven, you're learning taking criticism every day and making it a positive thing - otherwise you will never make it in ballet.

There was never really a moment that I decided that I wanted to be a ballet dancer. It's always just felt like it's what I was meant to do.

I've loved CATS since I was a child - particularly the role of Victoria, so when the opportunity to audition came about I was very interested.

As a dancer, I am either in something glamorous or I am rocking up to work in a leotard and my pyjamas. Dressing in between is quite difficult.

In ballet, it doesn't matter who you are. If you're good, it's such a rare thing, so unusual, that the talent will go wherever you want it to go.

I have so many clothes, but really, I have the same variations of the same thing, usually black jeans, black jumpers, black double-breasted coats.

My favorite leisurewear brands are Lululemon and Nike. They feel like a second skin, they never restrict my movements, and they keep me cool and warm.

I'm so happy that I ventured out beyond the Royal Ballet - which is my home, and I love it - but I would never have pushed myself outside of my comfort zone.

Dancewear is very different from sportswear. Sportswear doesn't quite suit what we need to do with our bodies, so I'm always fiddling with my clothes in the studio.

I feel that while my body's able and I'm young, I'd have so many regrets if I didn't go for it now with the ballet, because that's everything I've always wanted to do.

Sometimes I wonder if people really want my smelly old shoes, but some people seem quite thrilled by them. So I'm like, OK, well, this is something you can't buy, so there you go.

It sounds a cliche but when I'm on stage I'm at my most relaxed, I feel most like myself. When I have the music and the costumes and everyone else around me, that's when I feel most free.

I'm quite relaxed - I know it's important not to get too uptight about things as a dancer, but when it came to my voice I realised that everything you eat, everything you drink affects it.

I had to learn about how to use my voice as an instrument, like a muscle in my body when I dance. I had no idea how much you could do with your voice and how much you have to look after it.

When I found out that I was going be Juliet, it felt much more real than 'Manon,' because 'Manon' is one of those ballets that you probably do after Juliet, so that never really sunk in to be honest.

I am embarrassed to say that I regularly wake up to a message from my Matchesfashion.com personal shopper, saying, 'Hey, it's Charlene, just letting you know about this handbag before everyone else!'

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