I’m an artist, but I’m also a businesswoman, and sometimes you have to play hard.

You know, as a woman, it is tough to get to the top – like to get to that respected level in this industry – in any industry, I think.

‘Just Do It’ is exactly what you need to hear when you’re in a moment of doubt. When you’re struggling, especially with sport… just do it. Stop talking about it, stop complaining about the cellulite,...

Look after yourself; remember that you only consist of your being, so make the best of what you have and look after it. Put good things into your body; eat well.

Whoopie doo guys, yes, I’ve dated girls and I’ve dated boys – get over it.

I am a dork in disguise; I love doing stupid stuff.

I do my own make-up a lot of the time, and I’m very involved in what I wear.

I’m the most un-diva-ish person you’ll meet. I’m never rude to people and I am always on time.

I’m so hard on myself that when I’m in the studio, I’ll write 10 songs and only use one. So those nine songs that are left over, I always think, ‘Where could these go? Who...

I might put a nicer pair of heels on and a cooler outfit, but I’m still that naughty girl who likes a slice of cheesecake on my day off.

Some of the stage outfits I’ve got are ridiculous. I’ll lay out clothes to pack, and it’ll look like Polly Pocket clothing – because it’s all stretchy, it’s tiny. I don’t need a case when...

I think everybody has a moment in their career where you have to test whether it was right or wrong. We’ve all been there. I’ve looked back at performances of my own, where only you...

But I love singing live. Nothing beats the feeling of going out on stage and going, ‘I can really sing.’

I see my music as Emotional Therapeutic Pop music that bleeds into loads of different genres.

I think the best way to have confidence is not to allow everyone else’s insecurities to be your own.

I’ve grown up a lot, and I’ve realized that what I need to make myself happy is the people around you.

As an artist, I try and be controversial, and I have been a bit offensive at times. I have a view on the burka, and I’m sure a few of the Muslim girls and their...

It’s really important to me that my niece and nephews can come and see my show, as can my grandad and nan. I love spending time with my family, and music has always bonded us.

The message I want to give my fans is, always have a way to pull yourself out of the dark place. Don’t sit and cry about it. Have your moment, and then get over it.

I am a very honest person, and I can only say there are moments in my life where I really did think I was being me in the sense of my morals and beliefs and...

I’m not really the party person. I don’t ‘become myself’ once I’m drunk. I don’t use alcohol to be happy.

I’m glad I’ve had to struggle. It’s made me the artist I am now.

I want young people to know that they can belong – whatever your culture, your religion, your sexuality – that you can live life how you want to live it and feel comfortable how you...

I remember while I was at school some of my Muslim friends talked about a handful of people spoiling things in every culture. Hatred or hurt or pain isn’t specific to a religion. I think...

I feel like a lot of the industry and media portray this image of what beautiful is, or how you should dress, or how you should look, and I don’t think it’s healthy.

Sexuality shouldn’t define anyone. It doesn’t define me. Love should be at the core of what you do.

When I was nine, I was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat and was prescribed beta blockers, which had the side effect of turning my skin green. Looking like Shrek’s little sister at school wasn’t the...

I have calmed down my look. Is it really necessary to wear all that jewelry and makeup at 7 A.M.? When you’re tired, you start to over-compensate by wearing too much bling.

I never stop working when I’m on stage, and that’s my fitness.

I’m not afraid to have no make-up on and no hair. I just want to be stripped back.

Children used to get bullied at school. Now they go home, and that’s where the problem starts – because they sit on their phones all night, thinking about who’s ‘liked’ a photo of them, who...

And I definitely do that very British thing of, take things with a pinch of salt, stiff upper lip, you know what I mean?

I like my life to be pure and clean and organised, and I like to have had eight hours’ sleep a night. I honestly don’t think I’d be as successful if I was a party...

Sometimes you have to be a diva. All the artists I admire from Madonna to Whitney to Mariah have all been called divas. If you are strong, if you have vision, if you are an...

During my stage shows, I am so energetic. It’s constant! I just don’t stand still. I actually got given a mic stand from my team to say ‘Just calm down. Stand still for at least...

I know I’ve got the right friends because they understand when they haven’t seen me for three months and then when I do see them, it’s exactly as it was before.

I love getting dressed up, but I want to be remembered for my singing.

I’m someone who’d never base how happy I am on how much money I have, or how good a restaurant is because of how posh it is.

I think being nice and being safe is unfair to yourself when you have big dreams as a woman. I think you have to prepare yourself that not everyone in this world has the same...

I have become a bit obsessed with eyebrows. I used to never have any, and then I realised big eyebrows are good, and now I’m an eyebrow fiend. Everyone comes to me to get their...

I’m not a natural runner. I’m friends with Ellie Goulding, and she’ll be like, ‘I’ve just done a 10K run’ and I’m like: ‘Why would you do that? How do you just do that?’ But...

I’m not afraid to say I’m very comfortable with who I am and I love who I love.

I had an amazing childhood and always loved to sing and dance, but there were moments where I had ups and downs with my health that often tested me as it does many people. I’ve...

I started to look like a cartoon character with the fringe and the catsuits. Yes, I want to change and mix it up. I want to change my hair, change my style. I want to...

I think if I wasn’t a singer I’d probably do make-up and beauty and hair and something creative like styling; I really enjoy it.

Songs lay a foundation of who I am going to be forever.

I want everybody to think I’m a hard worker as an aunt, a sister, a friend, a daughter, a niece, everything. I want to be great at every role, because every role in my life...

It’s weird because when you initially write a song, you write it with no understanding that the world is maybe going to hear it one day. So when you go into the studio, you don’t...

I always wanted to be an artist; being a songwriter for myself was always a must but being a songwriter for others has been a bonus.

I think confidence is the sexiest thing to have.