I tasted huge success with my first album, and when it's happening it feels like a roller coaster you can't get off. You should be very careful about wishing for success on that scale.
On my wedding day. I didn't want a natural, blushing-bride look - I had a full-on hairdo and red lips. I thought it would be disingenuous to do the whole virginal look, so even though I had the white dress, I had pink net underneath.
I would love to record something with PJ Harvey or Alison Goldfrapp.
I'm all for consumer rights. I get very aggravated if I don't get a good service.
I really love being in London at weekends - there's always so much to do.
It's funny how intimate it feels to get a text.
I had my autograph down by the age of 13. I used to sign it everywhere.
The fact that my mother was on television every week while I was young was occasionally awkward, and often frustrating.
You learn that, when your children are all right, everything is right in the world.
I can definitely tell when mum has got money because then she likes to go shopping to spend it, whereas dad is steadier and avoids splurges. I like to think I've inherited both sides.
The X Factor' is great entertainment, but it doesn't prepare people for getting chewed up and spat out by the music industry.
There are a lots of clowns in our family - our house is a fun house.
You need to have a life outside your career.
I love getting dressed up. Being a pop star is the most brilliant job for that. A lot of girls love shopping, but they might see the most amazing outfit and think, 'When am I going to wear that?', so it's my duty to exploit the fact I do have events I can wear these things to.
The NHS is a bit iffy when you sprain an ankle, but when it's a high-priority issue, it's fantastic. They don't mess about. They're incredibly efficient when things go wrong.
That's part of the reason I called the album 'Shoot From The Hip.' I did feel it was time to open up more.
My little boy Sonny makes me laugh all the time. He has good comedic timing.
I do find it a bit disconcerting when your name becomes a brand.
I like the influence of the macabre, but I don't believe in ghosts.
But I quite like that the public has a very short attention span. If I haven't been on telly for a little bit, I can sense it. People don't take as much notice of you, it's really quite palpable.
But I don't like working on lyrics publicly in the studio - I prefer to take them away and work on them in my bedroom.
A lot of what inspired many musicians is celebrating differences, and people relate to that - more people feel like the unpopular, freaky one than the one in the in-crowd.
Getting up to dance to your own stuff looks pretty pretentious. And leaving the dancefloor when it comes on is just awkward.
A good song is a good song whatever your age.
I try not to wear anything I have to fidget with - there's nothing worse than wearing something and pulling down the hem and re-adjusting the top. My pet hate is when girls wear those strapless dresses and spend the whole night yanking them up.
