I can't even handle a spider in my bathtub. I'm scared of the dark, and I've got ultimate, epic bug phobia.

A word of advice is, when you judge someone, it doesn't define the person that you're judging. It defines you.

It was amazing to remake and rewrite a song like 'Sweet Like Chocolate.' It feels like a good way to come back.

I definitely would like to run my own businesses by the time I'm 27, maybe, and then come away from the spotlight.

I've made my stamp on the earth. My name will go down in history, and if I never want to work again, I don't have to.

I grind and I graft, but I will make sure that I get that time off here and there to unwind and relax and have a life.

In the past, I may have felt quite trapped - rebelled a little bit and been quite defensive and not known how to relax.

I guess guys are intimidated. I've never had a guy come up to me and be like, 'Hi, you alright? Can I buy you a drink?'

I'm one of those controversial celebs or whatever you want to call it, but I am actually a musician - people forget this.

When you think about the 'X Factor,' you're always going to think about Cheryl because she was a massive part of it. Huge.

We were always complete opposite characters - that's what made N-Dubz - and we publically said that, and we said it in our songs.

I've started meditation. I even train in Kung Fu. I'm into my juicing, my healthy eating - my whole lifestyle has taken a massive turn.

I like having my lips done. It's my personal thing; it makes me happy. I'm honest about it; I could lie. At least I'm telling the truth!

I think hard times either bring out the best in you or the worst, and I think I've luckily managed to bring out all the positives in myself.

All of the fillers I had in the past have now dissolved - apart from my lip fillers. I left them in, and they are something I have to maintain.

I'm not going to pretend that I'm something I'm not just because society says celebrities should be these perfect people that have to act a certain way.

Pictures of me where my face was swelling, I had water retention - where you have filler, your face draws up a load of water. So my face began to swell like a balloon.

People in the U.K. are passionate about the 'X Factor' - it's their show, so you have to care. It's brought out a more emotional side to me. It's actually made me softer.

I think the celebrities today, not all of them , but just the whole industry frustrates me because it is so fake. People pretend to be, a lot of the time, what they're not.

There's something about being in Manchester: everyone is so chilled out, people here accept me for me, no one here judges me, and everyone is treated the same. I love that.

I'm a musician. I've done TV, but I've never really been a reality TV star, and it's not the route I'm looking to go down, and when I do TV, I want it to be connected to music.

There's a big difference to when you stand up and sing someone else's song, but when you've actually written the song, you feel like you were a part of it, and you're a lot more proud of it.

To clarify, I haven't had surgery. Surgery is 'going under the knife,' breaking bones, adding stuff in. I simply just had cosmetic enhancement: it's just a little bit of filler which I put a little bit in my cheeks and in my lips.

The Government should be taking notice of the youth of today so much more. They're trying to keep the rich, rich and the poor, poor. If I sat down with David Cameron in a room, I would ask him how he feels about it and what the hell he's doing about it.

If I was to base my opinion on Twitter, I'd be like, 'Oh my God, I must be the most hated woman in Britain.' But I go around the street, and despite all the abusive messages, not one person comes up to me and says anything other than nice things and ask for a picture.

Everyone assumes I've become this nice person overnight since joining the 'X Factor,' and before that, I was an aggressive, violent chav that just goes around attacking people and swearing every five minutes. It's just brought to the fore certain qualities that were always there.

I had little breakdowns and depression that would last for three days. I also started suffering from panic attacks. I used to get them when I was really young, but they came back. I'd be out having a drink, and then I wouldn't be able to breathe, would freak out, and I'd feel like my heart was going to stop.

If I could have the tabloids stop writing as much about me, and still get paid the same amount that I do, then I'd be quite happy. But I suppose it comes with the other things. If I'm not in the public eye, and then I'm not wanted, and I'm not getting endorsements, I'm not being talked about, my records aren't going to be bought.

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