My mum is the funniest and sweetest person I know; my sister's like my best friend, so it's great having them around.

I most want to be remembered for being as great a mother to James and Lennon as my mum was to me and my brother Jamie.

One of my favourite items is a very old jacket - it was my mum's uniform from when she was working 15 or 20 years ago.

'To Kill A Mockingbird' is one of my favourite novels, my mum brought me up reading it, and it never fails to move me.

I've given her bragging rights. That's something my mum's definitely big on, like any African parent. Like any parent.

My mum told me that grown-ups don't like teenagers, which is the last thing you want to hear when you are one yourself!

I'm not scared of snakes, spiders or heights. I have three children; as a mum, you can't be afraid of things like that.

My mum had this amazing ability to deflect things, and from an early age, I knew what I was not supposed to talk about.

I've been wearing jeans all my life. I remember my first denim as a kid because my mum used to buy me OshKosh overalls.

My mum is West African, from Senegal; my dad is from Grenada. There was a huge controversy about them getting together.

My mum is a lovely woman, so strong but so kind and compassionate. She brought us up to be proud, loving and forgiving.

I love heels. I remember the first time I saw a pair of heels my mum said: 'You're not wearing those. They're too high!'

My mum's always on at me to have children and blames 'that stupid stage thing you do' for me not already having a family.

I wanted to be something and prove to girls in high school, and to my mum and dad, that I could be really... spectacular.

Mum's serial misbehavior over the years had driven me, despairing, to write her scolding - occasionally scalding letters.

My mum would like to see me on the cover of 'Good Housekeeping' demonstrating children's toys with some nice lipstick on.

My mum and dad always knew that my dream was to be a footballer, but they also warned me that it doesn't always work out.

My mum and dad split up when I was five years old, and that was quite upsetting. But ever since then, I've been very hard.

What makes me happy is having a really nice day out with my mum, or getting better at something I've been working hard at.

My mum lives near Holkham Bay in Norfolk, and with my dad by the coast in Suffolk, I spend quite a bit of time by the sea.

My mum, Jennie Buckman, was a north London Jew who, with my dad, proudly chose to raise me and my two brothers in Hackney.

When I was 13, I remember crying on my mum's shoulder when my first girlfriend dumped me via MSN Messenger. That was cold.

I'd love to be an artist. My mum is so talented and she used to design her own greetings cards. I'm crap at drawing though.

When Dad passed away, grandpa took on that mantle of teaching me how to tackle at football or taking me and mum to cricket.

I love Karl Lagerfeld. I worship him. I was brought up in Paris, and my mum used to wear a lot of Chanel. I love the brand.

I always dedicate my goals to my mum. I lost her a couple of years ago. She was my biggest supporter and is always with me.

My mum is still present in my life. Every goal I score, I dedicate to her. When I am not doing well, I also think about her.

My parents split up when I was 16, and, while Mum came to a few Tests, Dad didn't make many. So I was glad he was at Lord's.

Mum eventually graduated with a City & Guilds certificate that hung proudly on our living room wall throughout my childhood.

Whether you are a stay-at-home mum, or on the red carpet, or in Afghanistan, the better you feel, the better you do your job.

My mum used Avon Skin So Soft oil when I was younger. She would have a bath, and then the smell used to fill the whole house.

I think my parents did want me to go to university just in case, but neither my mum or dad went to uni, so they couldn't talk.

My mum's advice is never to whine to my friends, so they never see the other side of me. I save all my problems for my mother.

I completely and utterly rely on my mum. Without my mum, I would not be anywhere at all. I'd literally just be a couch potato.

As a single mum I have to work, so I'm grateful to have the help of a wonderful and trusted nanny like I had when I was young.

I was always a good cook from my mum showing me when I was a young lad, but hiring a chef helped me to understand food better.

I love home, any home really - my mum's, and of course my own. I love eating food there and chilling in bed with a cup of tea.

I recognized a lot of Vogue in me and vice versa. We fit, we were very compatible together - even my mum thinks we're similar!

Mum put me in drama classes when I was about 14. I'd been going on about it for some time, so maybe it was a way to shut me up.

One aspect of my mum's personality that has influenced me is her love of Hollywood and the golden era of black-and-white films.

My mum and my dad have really good taste in movies. My gran would tape them off the TV and write notes about them, rating them.

Mum was very cool. Even though she came from a pretty affluent family, she was cool. She was really good, a very normal person.

I always wanted to be a writer, from being a little kid onwards. My dad and my mum both had phases when that was what they did.

I just don't regret anything I've gone through or anything I have been through with my mum and dad, I'm just proud of who I am.

I take my hat off to mums who have lots of kids. Anyone that says being a mum isn't a full-time job has obviously never had any.

Oh, I get compared to my mum in many way, be it looks, the performance or whatever else, but none of this seems like a negative.

I have a good shopping relationship with my mum. She lets me buy, and she spectates. I take advice from her, and I give it, too.

I had a paper round and every night I would put the dinner on before Mum came home from work. I was capable because I had to be.

I've always cared about issues, always thought through problems. I don't know how much that comes from my personality or my mum.

My mum and dad have always enjoyed life, and it's something that's been instilled in me. I wake up in a good mood most mornings.

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